72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

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The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War noted for its fierce fighting at Gettysburg, particularly in the repulse of Pickett’s Charge near the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.

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instanceOf American Civil War military unit ⓘ
Union Army regiment ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry ⓘ
Baxter’s Philadelphia Fire Zouaves ⓘ
Fire Zouaves ⓘ
associatedWith High Water Mark of the Confederacy monument area ⓘ
branch Union Army ⓘ
casualties sustained heavy losses at Gettysburg ⓘ
category Military units and formations of the American Civil War ⓘ
Union Army units and formations from Pennsylvania ⓘ
commander Colonel DeWitt Clinton Baxter ⓘ
Colonel Joshua T. Owen ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbandedInYear 1864 ⓘ
distinction engaged in hand-to-hand combat during Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
engagementOutcomeAtGettysburg helped repel Confederate assault ⓘ
foughtAt Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
garrisonOrMobilizationLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
higherCommand Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb ⓘ
militaryRole infantry ⓘ
monumentLocation Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
linked to: Cemetery Ridge
notableActionDate 3 July 1863 ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Mine Run ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
notableFor defense of the Union center at Gettysburg ⓘ
notedFor fierce fighting during the repulse of Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
organizedInYear 1861 ⓘ
partOf 2nd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Philadelphia Brigade ⓘ
raisedIn Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
recruitmentBase Philadelphia fire companies ⓘ
serviceBranch Volunteer infantry ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
stateMonument Pennsylvania ⓘ
uniformStyle Zouave-style uniform ⓘ

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High Water Mark of the Rebellion → associatedWithUnit → 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
Philadelphia Brigade → composedOf → 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → alsoKnownAs → 72nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry ⓘ
linked to: 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment