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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield site
historic site
landmark
associatedWithEvent Battle of Gettysburg
Pickett’s Charge
surface form: Pickett's Charge
attackedBy Army of Northern Virginia
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
dateOfMajorAction July 3, 1863
defendedBy Army of the Potomac
surface form: Union 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 of America
surface form: United States
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
near The Copse of Trees
Union lines on Cemetery Ridge
partOf Cemetery Ridge
Gettysburg National Military Park
surface form: 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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Gettysburg hasLandmark The Angle
Cemetery Ridge hasFeature The Angle