Valley of Death
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The Valley of Death is a low-lying area on the Gettysburg battlefield that became infamous for the intense and deadly fighting that took place there during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of Death canonical | 7 |
| Valley of Death (Plum Run Valley) | 1 |
| Valley of the Shadow of Death | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield site
ⓘ
geographical location ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Devil's Den
ⓘ
Little Round Top ⓘ Plum Run ⓘ The Wheatfield ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommander |
Daniel Sickles
ⓘ
George G. Meade ⓘ James Longstreet ⓘ John Bell Hood ⓘ Lafayette McLaws ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| battleDateRange | 1863-07-01/1863-07-03 ⓘ |
| battleInvolvedForce |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Plum Run ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1863-07-02 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasAlternativeDescription | low-lying area between Devil's Den and Little Round Top on the Gettysburg battlefield ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | deadly nature of the fighting ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus |
National Military Parks of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Military Park
|
| hasTouristActivity |
battlefield tours
ⓘ
historical interpretation programs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artillery fire
ⓘ
close-range infantry combat ⓘ high number of casualties ⓘ intense fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
surface form:
Gettysburg battlefield
Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| memorializedBy |
Gettysburg National Military Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Gettysburg monuments
|
| near |
Gettysburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
|
| partOf |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Plum Run ⓘ
surface form:
Plum Run Valley
Union defensive line vicinity ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Second day fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| terrainType | low-lying valley ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Little Round Top
this entity surface form:
Valley of the Shadow of Death
this entity surface form:
Valley of Death (Plum Run Valley)