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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1862-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Historical_Society
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gptkbp:alumni
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held annually after the war
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gptkbp:branch
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Infantry
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 200
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gptkbp:colors
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blue
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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part_of_the_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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efforts to preserve history and artifacts
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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inspired literature and songs
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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mustered out in 1865
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1865
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gptkbp:educational_programs
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regiment
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare
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part_of_the_American_Civil_War_history
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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Battle of Appomattox Court House
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gptkbp:firstClaim
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Battle of Antietam
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gptkbp:hasPerformance
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1862
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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contributed to Union victory
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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maintained_by_National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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documented in various books and articles
fought_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts 78th Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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honored in memorials
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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3 years
infantry
voluntary
many became prominent citizens
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gptkbp:motto
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“The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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preserved in state archives
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gptkbp:nickname
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“The_Fighting_78th”
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gptkbp:notable_event
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held on anniversaries of battles
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._Seward
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Colonel_William_M._McCarty
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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participated in veterans' organizations
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gptkbp:rank
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infantry regiment
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Governor_John_A._Andrew
public enlistment drives
primarily_from_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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Army
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:supportRole
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frontline_combat
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:uniform
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Union blue uniform
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