Prospect Hill

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Prospect Hill is a strategically significant elevation near Fredericksburg, Virginia, that served as a key Confederate defensive position during the American Civil War.

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Prospect Hill canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield site ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ
hill ⓘ
associatedWithBattle Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
associatedWithMilitaryLeader Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
country United States of America ⓘ
currentUse historic site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
defensiveRole anchor of Confederate right flank at Fredericksburg ⓘ
platform for Confederate artillery batteries ⓘ
hasStrategicSignificance American Civil War ⓘ
hasTerrainFeature elevated ridge ⓘ
open fields at base ⓘ
wooded slopes ⓘ
locatedIn Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ
locatedNear Fredericksburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Fredericksburg
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
notableFor role in repulsing Union attacks at Fredericksburg ⓘ
strong natural defensive position ⓘ
overlooks Rappahannock River approaches to Fredericksburg ⓘ
linked to: Rappahannock River

open ground used as Union attack approaches ⓘ
partOf American Civil War historic landscape ⓘ
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park ⓘ
timePeriodOfMilitaryUse 1862 ⓘ
1863 ⓘ
usedAs Confederate defensive position ⓘ
artillery position ⓘ
usedByMilitaryForce Confederate States Army ⓘ

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