The Angle

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The Angle is a prominent battlefield site at Gettysburg, marking the focal point of Pickett’s Charge and often referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy.”

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The Angle canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield site ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Pickett's Charge ⓘ
linked to: Pickett’s Charge
attackedBy Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
division of George Pickett ⓘ
division of Isaac Trimble ⓘ
division of James Johnston Pettigrew ⓘ
battleOutcomeContext Union defensive success ⓘ
conflictSideContext site of heaviest fighting during Pickett's Charge ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateOfMajorAction July 3, 1863 ⓘ
defendedBy Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Potomac
describedAs High Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
hasFeature nearby copse of trees ⓘ
right-angled bend in a stone wall ⓘ
stone wall ⓘ
hasInterpretiveMarkers National Park Service interpretive signs ⓘ
hasMemorial High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument ⓘ
various regimental monuments ⓘ
hasRoleInBattle focal point of Pickett's Charge ⓘ
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Gettysburg ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
near The Copse of Trees ⓘ
Union lines on Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
partOf Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
Gettysburg Battlefield ⓘ
significance symbolic turning point against Confederate offensive power ⓘ
tourism popular visitor destination at Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
usedFor Civil War education ⓘ
commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
historical interpretation ⓘ
war American Civil War ⓘ

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