Statements (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears |
1861-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:branch |
Infantry
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gptkbp:casualties |
Over 200
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gptkbp:commander |
Colonel_William_M._McCarty
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gptkbp:commissioningDate |
August 1861
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate |
July 1865
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gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg Battle of Antietam Battle of Cold Harbor |
gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Fought_in_major_Civil_War_battles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts 83rd Regiment
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
3 years
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gptkbp:motto |
“For the Union”
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gptkbp:navalFleet |
Regimental Flag
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gptkbp:nickname |
The 83rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
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gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Private_George_W._Smith Lieutenant_Charles_H._Smith Major_John_A._Andrew Sergeant_Major_John_H._Smith |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment |
Volunteers
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gptkbp:reform |
1864
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gptkbp:services |
Participated in the Appomattox Campaign
Participated in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville Participated in the Battle of Fort Wagner Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg Participated in the Battle of Appomattox Court House Participated in the Battle of Five Forks Participated in the Battle of North Anna Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Gettysburg Participated_in_the_Siege_of_Petersburg Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Antietam Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Cold_Harbor Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Petersburg Participated_in_the_Battle_of_the_Wilderness Participated_in_the_Overland_Campaign Participated_in_the_Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek |
gptkbp:size |
Approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Massachusetts
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