High Water Mark of the Rebellion

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The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battlefield landmark
monument
associatedWithEvent Pickett’s Charge
associatedWithPerson George G. Meade
George Pickett
Robert E. Lee
associatedWithSide Confederate States Army
Union Army
associatedWithUnit 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Armistead's Brigade
surface form: Armistead’s Brigade

Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Garnett’s Brigade
Heth’s Division
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
surface form: II Corps (Union Army)

Kemper’s Brigade
Pettigrew’s Division
Philadelphia Brigade
Pickett’s Division
Trimble’s Division
battlefieldOf Battle of Gettysburg
category American Civil War memorials
Pennsylvania State Memorial
surface form: Monuments and memorials at Gettysburg National Military Park
commemorates Confederate assault on July 3, 1863
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfEventCommemorated July 3, 1863
era American Civil War
hasComponent bronze tablet listing Confederate units
central monument marker
semicircular stone wall of markers
hasNameOrigin metaphor of a tide’s highest point
heritageDesignation part of a U.S. National Military Park
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
marks farthest advance of Confederate forces at Gettysburg
farthest advance of Confederate infantry during Pickett’s Charge
near Cemetery Ridge
Gettysburg National Military Park
surface form: Copse of Trees at Gettysburg

The Angle at Gettysburg
partOf Gettysburg National Military Park
surface form: Gettysburg Battlefield
significance represents the closest point to victory reached by the Confederacy
represents the failure of the Confederate offensive at Gettysburg
symbolizes turning point of the American Civil War
tourismAttraction Civil War heritage tourism site

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Gettysburg National Military Park hasPart High Water Mark of the Rebellion
Gettysburg hasLandmark High Water Mark of the Rebellion