71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

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The 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War noted for its fierce fighting at Gettysburg, particularly 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 1st California Regiment
armyAssignment Army of the Potomac
armyCorpsAssignment II Corps, Army of the Potomac
associatedWithEvent High Water Mark of the Confederacy
branch Union Army
brigadeAssignment Philadelphia Brigade
casualties suffered heavy losses in multiple major battles
category Pennsylvania Civil War regiments
commandStructure Brigade of the Philadelphia Brigade
conflict American Civil War
corps II Corps
country United States
disbanded July 1864
engagedAt Cemetery Ridge
the Angle, Gettysburg
garrisonOrAssemblyLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
historicalEra 19th century
militaryRole infantry
notableCommander Colonel Isaac J. Wistar
Colonel Richard Penn Smith
notableEngagementDetail engaged at the High Water Mark of the Confederacy at Gettysburg
fought near the Angle at Gettysburg
notableFor fierce fighting at Gettysburg
organized May 1861
organizedAt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
participatedIn Battle of Antietam
Battle of Ball's Bluff
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Maryland Campaign
Overland Campaign
Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days Battles
raisedFor Union war effort in the American Civil War
raisedIn Pennsylvania
region Northern states
serviceBranch volunteer infantry
side Union
size regiment
state Pennsylvania
tookPartIn repulse of Pickett's Charge
linked to: Pickett’s Charge
typeOfUnit volunteer regiment

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High Water Mark of the Rebellion associatedWithUnit 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Philadelphia Brigade composedOf 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment