Vincent’s Brigade

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Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Vincent’s Brigade canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army infantry brigade ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
associatedBattlefieldFeature Little Round Top ⓘ
associatedPlace Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
branch Union Army ⓘ
commander Strong Vincent ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfNotableAction July 2, 1863 ⓘ
engagedAgainst Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Confederate forces at Little Round Top ⓘ
higherCommandAtGettysburg 1st Division, V Corps ⓘ
V Corps ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
legacy symbol of determined Union defense at Gettysburg ⓘ
locationOfAction Little Round Top ⓘ
militaryFunction front-line combat ⓘ
namedAfter Strong Vincent ⓘ
notableAction defensive stand on Little Round Top ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
notableFor holding key terrain against Confederate assaults ⓘ
notedIn histories of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
partOf Army of the Potomac ⓘ
roleAtGettysburg defense of the Union left flank ⓘ
serviceBranch infantry ⓘ
side Union ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped prevent Confederate turning of the Union left ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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83rd Pennsylvania Infantry → higherFormation → Vincent’s Brigade ⓘ
44th New York Infantry → brigadeAssignment → Vincent’s Brigade ⓘ