71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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The 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War noted for its fierce fighting at Gettysburg, particularly near the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
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Union Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1st California Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyAssignment | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyCorpsAssignment | II Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | High Water Mark of the Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brigadeAssignment | Philadelphia Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | suffered heavy losses in multiple major battles ⓘ |
| category | Pennsylvania Civil War regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Brigade of the Philadelphia Brigade ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| corps | II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| disbanded | July 1864 ⓘ |
| engagedAt |
Cemetery Ridge
NERFINISHED
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the Angle, Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonOrAssemblyLocation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Colonel Isaac J. Wistar
NERFINISHED
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Colonel Richard Penn Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagementDetail |
engaged at the High Water Mark of the Confederacy at Gettysburg
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fought near the Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableFor | fierce fighting at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| organized | May 1861 ⓘ |
| organizedAt | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Ball's Bluff NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | Union war effort in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern states ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | volunteer infantry ⓘ |
| side | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | regiment ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | repulse of Pickett's Charge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | volunteer regiment ⓘ |
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