fighting at the Peach Orchard
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Fighting at the Peach Orchard was a pivotal and fiercely contested phase of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by intense combat around a key salient in the Union line on July 2, 1863.
All labels observed (1)
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| fighting at the Peach Orchard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T982428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: fighting at the Peach Orchard Context triple: [Battle of Gettysburg, notableEvent, fighting at the Peach Orchard]
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A.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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C.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
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D.
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga was a major Confederate victory in the American Civil War, fought in September 1863 in northwestern Georgia and known as one of the war’s bloodiest engagements.
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E.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: fighting at the Peach Orchard Target entity description: Fighting at the Peach Orchard was a pivotal and fiercely contested phase of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by intense combat around a key salient in the Union line on July 2, 1863.
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A.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Marsh
The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a 1742 clash on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in which British colonial forces repelled a Spanish invasion, helping secure British control of the colony during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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C.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
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D.
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga was a major Confederate victory in the American Civil War, fought in September 1863 in northwestern Georgia and known as one of the war’s bloodiest engagements.
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E.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the American Civil War
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military engagement phase ⓘ |
| associatedUnitConfederate |
Barksdale’s Brigade
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First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate) ⓘ
surface form:
Kershaw’s Brigade
McLaws’s Division ⓘ |
| associatedUnitUnion |
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
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surface form:
II Corps, Army of the Potomac
III Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States Army
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surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy casualties for both Union and Confederate forces ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
heavy artillery fire
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intense close-quarters combat ⓘ |
| commanderConfederate |
James Longstreet
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Joseph B. Kershaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafayette McLaws ⓘ William Barksdale ⓘ |
| commanderUnion |
Andrew A. Humphreys
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Daniel Sickles ⓘ David B. Birney NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
fighting in the Valley of Death and on Little Round Top
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fighting in the Wheatfield ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to heavy casualties on both sides
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destabilization of the Union III Corps line ⓘ |
| location |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
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Peach Orchard, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | historical markers at Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Union artillery defense along the Emmitsburg Road
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advance of Barksdale’s Mississippi brigade against the Peach Orchard salient ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial Confederate artillery bombardment on July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| relatedDecision | forward movement of Union III Corps ordered by Daniel Sickles ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate tactical success
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collapse of the Union salient at the Peach Orchard ⓘ |
| side1 | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| side2 | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| significance | pivotal phase of the second day at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| strategicRole | salient in the Union line ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
orchard on the Emmitsburg Road
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ridges and open fields west of Cemetery Ridge ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
afternoon of July 2, 1863
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evening of July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: fighting at the Peach Orchard Description of subject: Fighting at the Peach Orchard was a pivotal and fiercely contested phase of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by intense combat around a key salient in the Union line on July 2, 1863.
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