Battle of Little Round Top

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The Battle of Little Round Top was a pivotal engagement during the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War, where Union forces successfully defended a strategically vital hill on the left flank of their line.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Defense of Little Round Top ⓘ
associatedWith Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Gouverneur K. Warren ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
John Bell Hood ⓘ
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ⓘ
Strong Vincent ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
consequence contributed to overall Union victory at Gettysburg ⓘ
secured Union left flank at Gettysburg ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
date July 2, 1863 ⓘ
featuredIn The Killer Angels ⓘ
film Gettysburg ⓘ
followedBy continued fighting on the Union left at Gettysburg ⓘ
heightAboveSurroundings about 150 feet ⓘ
historicalReputation pivotal moment of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
location Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Little Round Top ⓘ
memorial 20th Maine monument on Little Round Top ⓘ
Brigadier General Strong Vincent monument ⓘ
notableAction bayonet charge by 20th Maine ⓘ
notableOfficerRole Gouverneur K. Warren identified the hill’s vulnerability ⓘ
objective defend Union left flank ⓘ
outcome Confederate assault repulsed ⓘ
partOf Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
precededBy Confederate attacks on Devil’s Den ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
side Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
strategicImportance left flank of Union line at Gettysburg ⓘ
tacticalNature infantry assault and defense ⓘ
terrainFeature rocky hill ⓘ
timeOfDay afternoon and early evening ⓘ
unitInvolved 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment ⓘ
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ
3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment ⓘ
V Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
weaponTypeUsed bayonets ⓘ
rifled muskets ⓘ

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83rd Pennsylvania Infantry → notableEngagement → Battle of Little Round Top ⓘ
15th Alabama Infantry → battle → Battle of Gettysburg, Little Round Top assault ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Little Round Top
16th Michigan Infantry → notableEngagement → Defense of Little Round Top ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Little Round Top
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain → notableWork → defense of Little Round Top ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Little Round Top
Ellis Spear → wroteAbout → 20th Maine at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Little Round Top
Battle of Little Round Top → alsoKnownAs → Defense of Little Round Top ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Little Round Top
Norval E. Welch → notableEvent → Battle of Little Round Top ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Norval E. Welch
Norval E. Welch → participatedIn → Battle of Little Round Top ⓘ
subject linked to: Colonel Norval E. Welch