69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

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The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, composed largely of Irish Americans from Philadelphia and noted for its fierce defense of Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit ⓘ
Union Army regiment ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
armyAssignment Army of the Potomac ⓘ
armyCorpsAssignment II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Irish Americans ⓘ
linked to: Irish American
branch Union Army ⓘ
casualties sustained heavy losses at Gettysburg ⓘ
category Irish-American military units ⓘ
Pennsylvania Civil War regiments ⓘ
commandStructure Brigade of the II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbandmentDate 1865 ⓘ
engagedIn Union defense of the Union center at Gettysburg ⓘ
ethnicComposition largely Irish American ⓘ
flag green Irish-themed regimental colors ⓘ
formationDate 1861 ⓘ
garrisonOrDepot Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
memorial monument on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
nickname 69th Pennsylvania Volunteers ⓘ
The Irish Volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Irish Volunteers
notableCommander Colonel Dennis O'Kane ⓘ
Colonel Joshua T. Owen ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Cold Harbor ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Glendale ⓘ
Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ
Battle of Second Bull Run ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Pickett's Charge ⓘ
linked to: Pickett’s Charge

Seven Days Battles ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
notableFor fierce defense of Cemetery Ridge during Pickett's Charge ⓘ
high casualties in major Eastern Theater battles ⓘ
primaryWeapon rifled musket ⓘ
recruitmentArea Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
roleAtGettysburg defense of Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
repulsed elements of Pickett's Charge ⓘ
serviceYears 1861–1865 ⓘ
sideAtGettysburg Union ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type volunteer infantry ⓘ

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High Water Mark of the Rebellion → associatedWithUnit → 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
Philadelphia Brigade → composedOf → 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → nickname → 69th Pennsylvania Volunteers ⓘ
linked to: 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment