5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment
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The 5th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment was an African American Union Army unit in the American Civil War, notable for being one of the few Black cavalry regiments and for its service in the final campaigns of the war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American military unit
ⓘ
Union Army cavalry regiment ⓘ United States Colored Troops unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| associatedWith | abolitionist movement in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
African American units of the American Civil War
ⓘ
Massachusetts Civil War regiments ⓘ Union cavalry regiments ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | African American soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagedIn | combat operations against Confederate forces ⓘ |
| equipment |
carbines
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horses ⓘ pistols ⓘ sabers ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn | Union-controlled territory ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCharacter | African American ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of Black military service and citizenship claims during the Civil War ⓘ |
| hasSoldierDemographic |
formerly enslaved men
ⓘ
free Black men from Northern states ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to Union war effort in closing phase of the Civil War
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example of African American participation in Union cavalry operations ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
American Civil War military histories
ⓘ
studies of African American military service ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern states during organization ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Cavalry ⓘ |
| militaryFormationOf | Union forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the few Black cavalry regiments in the Union Army
ⓘ
service in the final campaigns of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedIn | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | final campaigns of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceComposition | Black enlisted men with white officers ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | Cavalry ⓘ |
| servedFor | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| service | Union Army of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Union (North) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | Volunteer regiment ⓘ |
| uniform | Union cavalry uniform ⓘ |
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