Burning of the Wrightsville Bridge during the Civil War
GPTKB entity
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burning of the Wrightsville Bridge during the Civil War
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| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:Union_forces
Confederate forces |
| gptkbp:involvedStructure |
gptkb:Columbia-Wrightsville_Bridge
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| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Wrightsville,_Pennsylvania
June 28, 1863 |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Confederate_forces_under_John_B._Gordon
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| gptkbp:order |
gptkb:Union_militia
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Gettysburg_Campaign
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to prevent Confederate crossing of the Susquehanna River
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
destruction of the bridge
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| gptkbp:significance |
prevented Confederate advance into Lancaster County
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Wrightsville,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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