Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1861-1865
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
|
| gptkbp:alumni |
held annual reunions after the war
|
| gptkbp:branch |
Infantry
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 200
|
| gptkbp:celebrates |
85th Massachusetts Infantry Memorial
|
| gptkbp:commander |
Colonel_William_M._McCarty
|
| gptkbp:commissioningDate |
August 1862
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:decommissioningDate |
June 1865
|
| gptkbp:defeated |
surrendered_at_Appomattox_Court_House
|
| gptkbp:descendant |
descendants of soldiers still active in veterans' organizations
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
June 1865
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg Battle of Antietam |
| gptkbp:finalDisposal |
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:finalScore |
approximately 300 men at disbandment
|
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
1,000 men
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
contributed_to_the_Union_victory_in_the_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
records_maintained_by_the_Massachusetts_Historical_Society
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
fought_in_key_battles_of_the_Civil_War
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts 85th Regiment
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
honored_in_Massachusetts_history
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
three years
voluntary enlistment various ranks from private to colonel many veterans returned to civilian life after the war |
| gptkbp:motto |
“For the Union”
|
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
85th Massachusetts Infantry flag
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The 85th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_Devens
Captain_John_A._Andrew Colonel_William_M._McCarty Lieutenant_Colonel_Edward_A._Wild |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Union_Army
|
| gptkbp:postWarCareer |
participated in memorial events
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:Massachusetts
recruited_from_various_towns_in_Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:reform |
1864
|
| gptkbp:services |
participated in over 30 battles
|
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 1,000 soldiers
|
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:supportRole |
infantry combat
|
| gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Camp_Meigs
|
| gptkbp:unitAwards |
gptkb:Volunteer_Infantry
regimental flag |