Philadelphia Brigade

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The Philadelphia Brigade was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, composed largely of regiments from Philadelphia and noted for its fierce fighting at battles such as Antietam and Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit
Union Army infantry brigade
allegiance Union
alsoKnownAs California Brigade
armyCommanderAtGettysburg Major General George G. Meade
linked to: George G. Meade
branch Union Army infantry
category Pennsylvania military units of the American Civil War
Union Army brigades
composedOf 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
conflict American Civil War
corpsCommanderAtGettysburg Major General Winfield Scott Hancock
country United States of America
disbandedIn 1864
engagementResultAtGettysburg helped repel Pickett's Charge
garrisonOrHeadquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
notableCommander Brigadier General Alexander Hays
Brigadier General Joshua T. Owen
Brigadier General William W. Burns
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Overland Campaign
Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days Battles
Siege of Petersburg
notedFor defense of Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg
fierce fighting at Antietam
opposedTo Confederate States Army
organizedIn 1861
partOf Army of the Potomac
II Corps
raisedFrom Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
recruitmentBasis primarily volunteers from Philadelphia
roleAtAntietam fought in the West Woods
roleAtGettysburg defended the Union center on Cemetery Ridge
side Union (North)
state Pennsylvania
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfUnit volunteer infantry formation

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