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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:2nd_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry
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gptkbp:affiliated_with
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Volunteer_Militia
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Grand_Army_of_the_Republic
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Civil Rights Movement.
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 200
over 100 missing
over 200 killed
over 400 wounded
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Blue
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gptkbp:combat_role
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infantry assaults
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_Edward_W._Hinks
gptkb:Colonel_Charles_Devens
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gptkbp:community_engagement
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participated in local events
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gptkbp:community_support
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local fundraising efforts
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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National Archives.
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in literature and film
Representation in literature and film.
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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featured in documentaries
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:South_Carolina
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:Appomattox_surrender
1865
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gptkbp:educational_programs
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school presentations
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Numerous skirmishes and battles
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gptkbp:formed
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1861
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied by historians
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Civil War era.
varied perspectives on its actions
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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preserved uniforms and equipment
Regimental history book.
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Library
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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Frederick Douglass.
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Significant contributions to Union victory.
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gptkbp:historical_role
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Combat unit
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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participated in major battles of the Civil War
First regiment to enlist African American soldiers in Massachusetts.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Second Massachusetts
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Abolitionist movements.
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gptkbp:insignia
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Regimental crest.
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
monuments and plaques
Memorials and monuments.
Second Massachusetts Infantry Monument
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspired future military units
Influence on future African American regiments.
Pioneering role in military integration.
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gptkbp:logistics
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supply lines
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
formed veterans organizations
Survived members post-war.
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gptkbp:military_rank
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Volunteer Infantry.
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved”
“ The Second to None”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Second_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
“ The Second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry”
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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State and national honors.
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
Union flag
Regimental flag
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gptkbp:notable_event
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First African American soldiers in combat.
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:participated_in
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Sherman's March to the Sea.
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gptkbp:primary_source
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letters and diaries
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Governor_John_A._Andrew
gptkb:Massachusetts
high desertion rates
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gptkbp:reform
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1864
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gptkbp:released
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remnants merged into other units
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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memorial services
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gptkbp:reunion
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annual gatherings
Annual gatherings post-war.
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkb:Department_of_the_South
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gptkbp:service_years
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3 years
three years
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 1,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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held key positions
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment
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gptkbp:tour
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guided tours of battlefields
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Meigs
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gptkbp:transportation
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Steamships
railroads
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:uniform
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Union blue uniforms
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