High Water Mark of the Confederacy

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historical event military history concept

The High Water Mark of the Confederacy refers to the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, symbolizing the peak and turning point of Confederate military success in the American Civil War.

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Surface form	Occurrences
High-water mark of the Confederacy	3

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military history concept ⓘ
associatedArmy	Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedCommander	Lieutenant General James Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General George Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Pickett's Charge NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle	Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualtiesContext	heavy Confederate losses during Pickett's Charge ⓘ
commandedBy	General Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedAt	Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	July 3, 1863 ⓘ
during	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	American Civil War history ⓘ military history ⓘ
front	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMonument	High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSignificance	marks failure of Lee's second invasion of the North ⓘ often cited as beginning of sustained Confederate decline ⓘ
historicalInterpretation	decisive strategic turning point in favor of the Union ⓘ end of major Confederate offensives into the North ⓘ
locatedIn	Cemetery Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	The Angle at Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
memorializedBy	High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedArmy	Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedCommander	Major General George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
refersTo	culmination of Confederate offensive power in the American Civil War ⓘ farthest point reached by Confederate forces at Gettysburg ⓘ
relatedConcept	Confederate invasion of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ Turning point of the American Civil War ⓘ
result	failure of Pickett's Charge ⓘ repulse of Confederate assault ⓘ
side	Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	peak of Confederate military success ⓘ turning point against the Confederacy in the American Civil War ⓘ
terrainFeature	open fields west of Cemetery Ridge ⓘ stone wall at The Angle ⓘ
timePeriod	1863 ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
usedAs	metaphor for the limit of Confederate power ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Angle → describedAs → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ

Pennsylvania State Memorial → nearbyFeature → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ

Cemetery Ridge → hasFeature → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ

this entity surface form: High-water mark of the Confederacy

Pickett’s Charge → associatedWith → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ

this entity surface form: High-water mark of the Confederacy

George Pickett → associatedWithEvent → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ

this entity surface form: High-water mark of the Confederacy