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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:armament
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gptkb:Springfield_rifle
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Gettysburg
Petersburg
Wilderness
Antietam
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gptkbp:branch
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Infantry
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Virginia_Campaign
gptkb:Maryland_Campaign
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
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gptkbp:casualties
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Over 200 killed or wounded
Over 100 died from disease
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
gptkb:Antietam_National_Battlefield
gptkb:National_Civil_War_Museum
gptkb:Gettysburg_National_Military_Park
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House_National_Historical_Park
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gptkbp:commander
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Colonel_William_M._McDonald
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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September 1862
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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June 1865
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gptkbp:disbanded
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June 1865
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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
Battle of Appomattox Court House
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gptkbp:firstMatch
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gptkb:Surrender_at_Appomattox
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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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 81st Regiment
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed_to_the_Union_victory
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Volunteers
Some members re-enlisted in other units
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gptkbp:motto
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“For the Union”
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gptkbp:nickname
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The 81st Massachusetts Infantry
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_John_A._McDonald
gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._Seward
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_Devens
Colonel_William_M._McDonald
Lieutenant_Colonel_Edward_A._Wild
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb: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:uniform
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Union blue
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