High Water Mark of the Confederacy
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High-water mark of the Confederacy | 3 |
| High Water Mark of the Confederacy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5149656 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Water Mark of the Confederacy Context triple: [The Angle, describedAs, High Water Mark of the Confederacy]
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A.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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B.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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C.
Children of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy is a youth auxiliary organization that promotes Confederate heritage and values among children and teenagers, historically linked to the Lost Cause movement in the American South.
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D.
Camp Jackson Affair
The Camp Jackson Affair was an 1861 Civil War–era confrontation in St. Louis where Union forces clashed with pro-Confederate Missouri militia, sparking deadly riots and intensifying sectional tensions in the border state.
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E.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Water Mark of the Confederacy Target entity description: 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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A.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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B.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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C.
Children of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy is a youth auxiliary organization that promotes Confederate heritage and values among children and teenagers, historically linked to the Lost Cause movement in the American South.
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D.
Camp Jackson Affair
The Camp Jackson Affair was an 1861 Civil War–era confrontation in St. Louis where Union forces clashed with pro-Confederate Missouri militia, sparking deadly riots and intensifying sectional tensions in the border state.
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E.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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military history concept ⓘ |
| associatedArmy | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCommander |
Lieutenant General James Longstreet
NERFINISHED
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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
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often cited as beginning of sustained Confederate decline ⓘ |
| historicalInterpretation |
decisive strategic turning point in favor of the Union
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end of major Confederate offensives into the North ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cemetery Ridge
NERFINISHED
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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
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Major General Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo |
culmination of Confederate offensive power in the American Civil War
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farthest point reached by Confederate forces at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Confederate invasion of the North
NERFINISHED
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Turning point of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| result |
failure of Pickett's Charge
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repulse of Confederate assault ⓘ |
| side | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
peak of Confederate military success
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turning point against the Confederacy in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
open fields west of Cemetery Ridge
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stone wall at The Angle ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1863
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19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | metaphor for the limit of Confederate power ⓘ |
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Subject: High Water Mark of the Confederacy Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
High-water mark of the Confederacy
this entity surface form:
High-water mark of the Confederacy
this entity surface form:
High-water mark of the Confederacy