Colonel Strong Vincent
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Colonel Strong Vincent was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for his decisive leadership and mortal wounding while defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Strong Vincent | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Erie, Pennsylvania
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1837-06-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Waterford, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| commandRole | brigade commander ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
monument at Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park
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statue in Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Union states ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
decisive leadership on the Union left flank at Gettysburg
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defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesake |
Strong Vincent High School
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Strong Vincent Middle School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | rapidly moving his brigade to occupy Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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soldier ⓘ |
| promotedToRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| promotionStatus | posthumous promotion ⓘ |
| residence | Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1863 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1861 ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth H. Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunitCommanded | 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unitCommanded | 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundEvent | defense of Little Round Top ⓘ |
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