The Angle at Gettysburg

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The Angle at Gettysburg is a famous stone-walled bend on the Gettysburg battlefield that marked the focal point of Pickett’s Charge and a decisive turning point in the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield landmark ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWithBattle Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
associatedWithWar American Civil War ⓘ
battleOutcomeSignificance marked failure of Confederate assault at Gettysburg ⓘ
commandersInvolved George G. Meade ⓘ
George Pickett ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateOfEvent July 3, 1863 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
eventOccurredHere Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
assault on Cemetery Ridge on July 3, 1863 ⓘ
hasAlias High-Water Mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
The Angle ⓘ
hasInterpretiveSignage yes ⓘ
hasNearbyMonument Armistead monument ⓘ
Copse of Trees ⓘ
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument ⓘ
Philadelphia Brigade monument ⓘ
hasPhysicalFeature right-angled bend ⓘ
stone wall ⓘ
hasViewOf Emmitsburg Road ⓘ
Seminary Ridge ⓘ
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Gettysburg ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
notableFor decisive turning point in the American Civil War ⓘ
focal point of Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
site of intense close-quarters combat ⓘ
“High-water mark of the Confederacy” ⓘ
partOf Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
Gettysburg Battlefield ⓘ
preservationStatus preserved battlefield landscape ⓘ
sideInvolved Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Potomac
strategicSignificance breach point in Union line during Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
tourismType Civil War heritage tourism site ⓘ
unitInvolved 2nd Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Armistead’s Brigade ⓘ
linked to: Armistead's Brigade

II Corps of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Pickett’s Division ⓘ

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High Water Mark of the Rebellion → near → The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ
44th New York Infantry monument → hasViewOf → Valley of Death at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: The Angle at Gettysburg
Pickett’s Charge → associatedWith → the Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: The Angle at Gettysburg
Monument at Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park → hasViewOf → Valley of Death at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: The Angle at Gettysburg
High Water Mark of the Confederacy → locatedNear → The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ
Copse of Trees Monument → near → Angle (stone wall at Gettysburg) ⓘ
linked to: The Angle at Gettysburg