Pittsburg Landing
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Pittsburg Landing is a riverside location on the Tennessee River that served as the primary Union landing and staging area during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pittsburg Landing canonical | 2 |
| Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic location
ⓘ
riverside landing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Don Carlos Buell
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Tennessee
|
| battlefieldFunction |
disembarkation point for Union reinforcements
ⓘ
evacuation point for wounded soldiers ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union forces during Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | part of Shiloh National Military Park ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorEvent | April 6–7, 1862 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | major Union base of operations at Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| hasMemorials | Civil War monuments ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Tennessee River bluffs
ⓘ
river landing wharf area ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary Union landing at Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRole | historic river transport point ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hardin County, Tennessee
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Tennessee River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pittsburg family or local settler named Pittsburg ⓘ |
| near |
Shiloh Church
ⓘ
Shiloh battlefield area ⓘ
surface form:
Shiloh National Military Park
|
| partOf | Shiloh battlefield area ⓘ |
| tourism | Civil War heritage site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Union Army landing site
ⓘ
staging area ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Shiloh
this entity surface form:
Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee