Philadelphia Brigade

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The Philadelphia Brigade was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, composed largely of regiments from Philadelphia and noted for its fierce fighting at battles such as Antietam and Gettysburg.

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Philadelphia Brigade canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit ⓘ
Union Army infantry brigade ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs California Brigade ⓘ
armyCommanderAtGettysburg Major General George G. Meade ⓘ
linked to: George G. Meade
branch Union Army infantry ⓘ
category Pennsylvania military units of the American Civil War ⓘ
Union Army brigades ⓘ
composedOf 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
corpsCommanderAtGettysburg Major General Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbandedIn 1864 ⓘ
engagementResultAtGettysburg helped repel Pickett's Charge ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
notableCommander Brigadier General Alexander Hays ⓘ
Brigadier General Joshua T. Owen ⓘ
Brigadier General William W. Burns ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
notedFor defense of Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg ⓘ
fierce fighting at Antietam ⓘ
opposedTo Confederate States Army ⓘ
organizedIn 1861 ⓘ
partOf Army of the Potomac ⓘ
II Corps ⓘ
raisedFrom Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
recruitmentBasis primarily volunteers from Philadelphia ⓘ
roleAtAntietam fought in the West Woods ⓘ
roleAtGettysburg defended the Union center on Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
side Union (North) ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfUnit volunteer infantry formation ⓘ

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