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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military history concept ⓘ
associatedArmy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
associatedCommander Lieutenant General James Longstreet ⓘ
linked to: James Longstreet

Major General George Pickett ⓘ
linked to: George Pickett
associatedWith Pickett's Charge ⓘ
linked to: Pickett’s Charge
battle Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
casualtiesContext heavy Confederate losses during Pickett's Charge ⓘ
commandedBy General Robert E. Lee ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Lee
commemoratedAt Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date July 3, 1863 ⓘ
during American Civil War ⓘ
fieldOfStudy American Civil War history ⓘ
military history ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
hasMonument High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
locatedNear The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ
memorializedBy High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument ⓘ
opposedArmy Army of the Potomac ⓘ
opposedBy United States (Union) ⓘ
opposedCommander Major General George G. Meade ⓘ
linked to: George G. Meade

Major General Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
partOf Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Turning point of the American Civil War ⓘ
result failure of Pickett's Charge ⓘ
repulse of Confederate assault ⓘ
side Confederate States of America ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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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 ⓘ
linked to: High Water Mark of the Confederacy
Pickett’s Charge → associatedWith → High-water mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to: High Water Mark of the Confederacy
George Pickett → associatedWithEvent → High-water mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to: High Water Mark of the Confederacy
71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → associatedWithEvent → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument → commemorates → High-water mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to: High Water Mark of the Confederacy
The Angle at Gettysburg → hasAlias → High-Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to: High Water Mark of the Confederacy
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → foughtAt → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
Copse of Trees Monument → marks → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → associatedWith → High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
Union II Corps line → associatedWith → High-water mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to: High Water Mark of the Confederacy