the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1863-1865
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Petersburg
gptkb:Sailor's_Creek
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Fort_Fisher
gptkb:Fort_Wagner
gptkb:Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Seven_Days_Battles
Five Forks
Fair Oaks
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Artillery_Corps
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Sewell
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1865-06-30
gptkbp:equipment Artillery pieces
gptkbp:formation_date 1863-05-29
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to the evolution of military tactics
Contributed to Union victory
Participated in major campaigns
Engaged in trench warfare
Defended against Confederate attacks
Fought in the final campaigns of the Civil War
Involved in the surrender of Lee's army
Participated in the capture of Richmond
Played a role in the end of the Civil War
Served as a model for future artillery units
Served in the Siege of Petersburg
Demonstrated the effectiveness of heavy artillery in warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:motto “ In God We Trust”
gptkbp:nickname The Heavy Artillery
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment Massachusetts residents
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:type Heavy Artillery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts_soldiers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6