The Wheatfield
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The Wheatfield is a fiercely contested area of the Gettysburg battlefield where some of the Civil War’s bloodiest and most chaotic fighting took place.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
ⓘ
battlefield area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Devil's Den
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Round Top NERFINISHED ⓘ Peach Orchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateArea | about 20 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDay | second day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| confederateCommandersInvolved |
James Longstreet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Bell Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafayette McLaws NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic battlefield site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Excelsior Brigade Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Brigade Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ various regimental monuments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| memorializedIn |
Civil War histories
ⓘ
Gettysburg battlefield tours ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chaotic close‑quarters combat
ⓘ
fiercely contested fighting ⓘ heavy casualties ⓘ |
| partOf | Gettysburg Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInvolved |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the bloodiest sectors of the Battle of Gettysburg
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symbol of the high human cost of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
open farm field
ⓘ
surrounded by woods and rocky ground ⓘ |
| unionCommandersInvolved |
Daniel Sickles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
Excelsior Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| war | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at Devil’s Den