McPherson Ridge

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McPherson Ridge is a prominent Civil War battlefield ridge west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, known as the site of significant early fighting on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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McPherson Ridge canonical 1
McPherson’s Ridge 1
Round Top ridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield
historic site
landform
associatedWithEvent Battle of Gettysburg
First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg
associatedWithMilitaryUnit 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac
Heth’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia
linked to: Heth’s Division

Iron Brigade
associatedWithPerson Abner Doubleday
James J. Archer
John F. Reynolds
battleDate 1863-07-01
conflict American Civil War
currentUse historic battlefield park
governedBy National Park Service
hasInterpretiveFeature National Park Service wayside exhibits
tour stop on Gettysburg auto tour
hasMarker historical tablets and monuments
hasNearbyFeature Herbst Woods
Seminary Ridge
Willoughby Run
hasRoad Chambersburg Pike
Reynolds Avenue
Stone Avenue
hasStructure McPherson Barn
Reynolds equestrian statue
knownFor early fighting on July 1, 1863
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
United States
namedAfter John B. McPherson NERFINISHED
partOf Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg National Military Park
first-day field of the Battle of Gettysburg
significance key defensive position for Union forces on July 1, 1863
site of initial large-scale infantry engagement at Gettysburg
terrainType ridge
tourism Civil War heritage tourism destination
usedBy Confederate Army
Union Army

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seminary Ridge near McPherson Ridge
Seminary Ridge near Warfield Ridge
linked to: McPherson Ridge
Little Round Top partOf Round Top ridge
subject linked to: Little Round Top (nearby)
linked to: McPherson Ridge
Lutheran Theological Seminary cupola area hasViewOf McPherson’s Ridge
linked to: McPherson Ridge