The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw_Memorial
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:casualties over 250 men
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Robert_Gould_Shaw
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in literature and film
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
1865
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:famous_for heroic charge at Fort Wagner
gptkbp:formed 1863
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_achievement National Park Service designation
gptkbp:historical_documentation letters from soldiers
battle reports
regimental histories
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment's official records
photographs of the regiment
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of African American contribution to the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:inspired African American military units in later conflicts
gptkbp:legacy inspired future generations of African American soldiers
gptkbp:military_service primarily free African Americans
gptkbp:motto “ The first to fight for the right”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Swamp Angels”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:notable_for being one of the first official African American units in the United States
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:William_H._Carney
gptkb:Martin_Delany
gptkb:Charles_T._Trowbridge
gptkb:James_H._Gooding
gptkb:Lewis_Douglass
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkbp:re-enlisted 1864
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Governor_John_A._Andrew
gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Department_of_the_South
gptkb:Union_Army_command
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 soldiers
gptkbp:strength 1,007 men
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Glory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4