Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1862-1865
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
Part_of_the_Army_of_the_James
Part_of_the_Army_of_the_Potomac Part_of_the_IX_Corps |
| gptkbp:alumni |
Veterans held reunions post-war
|
| gptkbp:battleHonors |
gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Gettysburg Petersburg Wilderness Antietam |
| gptkbp:branch |
Infantry
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Over 200 killed in action
Many wounded and missing |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
98th Massachusetts Infantry Monument |
| gptkbp:commander |
Colonel_William_M._McCarty
|
| gptkbp:commissioningDate |
August 1862
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:decommissioningDate |
June 1865
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg Battle of Antietam |
| gptkbp:equipment |
Standard issue Union infantry weapons
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
gptkb:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration
Records_maintained_by_the_Massachusetts_Historical_Society |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Fought_in_major_Civil_War_battles
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts 98th Regiment
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Contributed to Union victory
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Many re-enlisted after initial service
Enlisted_men_primarily_from_Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:motto |
“For the Union”
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The 98th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Major_John_A._McCarty Lieutenant_Edward_H._Smith Sergeant_Major_John_H._Smith |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Union_Army
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
Volunteers
|
| gptkbp:serviceBranch |
Army
|
| gptkbp:size |
Approximately 1,000 soldiers
|
| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:traditions |
Marching songs and regimental flags
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
Union blue uniforms
|
| gptkbp:unitHistory |
Disbanded after the war
Engaged in the Appomattox Campaign Participated_in_the_Siege_of_Petersburg Formed_in_response_to_the_Civil_War |