Battle of Gettysburg

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Gettysburg canonical 127
Gettysburg 4
Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
surface form: Confederate States

Union ⓘ
campaign Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses approximately 23,000 Union casualties ⓘ
approximately 28,000 Confederate casualties ⓘ
over 50,000 total casualties ⓘ
commandedBy George G. Meade ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
commemoratedBy Gettysburg Address ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateOf July 1–3, 1863 ⓘ
describedAs bloodiest battle of the American Civil War ⓘ
turning point of the American Civil War ⓘ
endDate 1863-07-03 ⓘ
followedBy Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
surface form: Retreat from Gettysburg
hasCommander A.P. Hill ⓘ
Daniel Sickles ⓘ
J.E.B. Stuart ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
John Buford ⓘ
John F. Reynolds ⓘ
Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
surface form: Oliver O. Howard

Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
notableEvent Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
surface form: Pickett's Charge

defense of Little Round Top ⓘ
fighting at Cemetery Hill ⓘ
fighting at Culp's Hill ⓘ
fighting at Devil’s Den ⓘ
surface form: fighting at Devil's Den

fighting at the Peach Orchard ⓘ
fighting at the Wheatfield ⓘ
first day fighting west and north of Gettysburg ⓘ
second day assaults on Union flanks ⓘ
third day Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
opponent Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
place Gettysburg ⓘ
surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
precededBy Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
relatedEvent Gettysburg Address ⓘ
relatedWork Gettysburg Address ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
significance boosted Union morale ⓘ
diminished Confederate offensive capability ⓘ
ended Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North ⓘ
startDate 1863-07-01 ⓘ
strategicObjective Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
surface form: Confederate invasion of the North

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Gettysburg Address → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States → namedAfter → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States → knownFor → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States → siteOf → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Robert E. Lee → battledIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Washington Roebling → participatedIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
James Longstreet → participantIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Oliver Otis Howard → battle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery → commemorates → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery → isAftermathOf → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery → chronologicallyFollows → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863)
Hay copy → hasSubject → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park → commemorates → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 → notableEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form: defense of Little Round Top
Seminary Ridge → usedDuring → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Little Round Top (nearby) → battle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Little Round Top
Devils Den (nearby) → battle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Devils Den (nearby) → associatedWith → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Day of the Battle of Gettysburg
Cemetery Hill → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
South Central Pennsylvania → historicalEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Union → significantEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Army of Northern Virginia → notableBattle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Shriver House Museum → focusesOn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Shriver House Museum → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Winfield Scott Hancock → notableBattle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Adams County, Pennsylvania → knownFor → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Confederate States Army → significantBattle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville → followedBy → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
From Manassas to Appomattox → describesEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Old Pete → participatedIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
subject surface form: James Longstreet
Boston Corbett → participatedIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Gettysburg (as part of broader campaigns, attribution sometimes disputed)
J.E.B. Stuart → participatedIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Union Army → notableBattle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Army of the Potomac → engagedIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Army of the Potomac → victory → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Soldiers' National Cemetery → battleCommemorated → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Gouverneur Kemble Warren → participantIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Lewis Armistead → participatedIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Lewis Armistead → woundedIn → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln → significantEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Gettysburg → knownFor → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Gettysburg → eventLocationOf → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
The Blue and the Gray → featuresBattle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Devil's Den → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Devil's Den → category → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
The Angle → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
High Water Mark of the Rebellion → battlefieldOf → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Pennsylvania State Memorial → commemorates → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Virginia Memorial → battle → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
fighting at Devil’s Den → partOf → Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
subject surface form: Fighting at Devil’s Den