the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Massachusetts_Historical_Society
gptkbp:archives gptkb:Library
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Appomattox
gptkb:Fredericksburg
gptkb:Antietam
gptkb:Chancellorsville
gptkb:Wilderness
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkbp:casualties over 200
gptkbp:command_structure regimental structure
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_M._Mc_Carty
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:3rd_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:has_ability 1000 soldiers
300 soldiers
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance participated in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy honored in memorials
gptkbp:military_branch survived the war
gptkbp:motto “ The Brave and the Bold”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Fighting Third”
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:released mustered out in 1865
gptkbp:reunion held annually after the war
gptkbp:role infantry combat
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:services 1865
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:supports artillery and cavalry units
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Meigs
gptkbp:uniform blue wool
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Massachusetts_soldiers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6