Massachusetts 84th Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
gptkbp:alumni held annually after the war
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:commandStructure Brigade
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1861
gptkbp:decommissioningDate gptkb:Virginia
1865
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Blue
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1862
1865
gptkbp:hasFacility maintained by descendants
gptkbp:hasRecognition awarded several commendations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalImpact contributed to Union victory
gptkbp:historicalRecords maintained_by_National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance participated_in_major_battles_of_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massachusetts 84th Regiment
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in various memorials
gptkbp:militaryRank 3 years
age 18 and older
many served in post-war roles
gptkbp:motto “The_Brave_and_the_Bold”
gptkbp:navalFleet preserved in state archives
gptkbp:nickname The 84th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:notableFeature Colonel_William_M._McCarty
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer assisted_in_Reconstruction_efforts
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:serviceBranch Infantry
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry
varied throughout the war
Regimental Flag
primarily volunteers
erected_in_Massachusetts
gptkbp:unitHistory documented in several books
known for high standards