Cemetery Ridge

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Cemetery Ridge is a key geographic feature and Union defensive position on the Gettysburg battlefield, most famous as the focal point of Pickett’s Charge during the American Civil War.

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Cemetery Ridge canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield site
geographic feature
ridge
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia
surface form: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

Pickett’s Charge
surface form: Pickett's Charge

Army of the Potomac
surface form: Union Army of the Potomac
attackedBy Pettigrew’s Division
surface form: Pettigrew's Division

Pickett’s Division
surface form: Pickett's Division

Trimble’s Division
surface form: Trimble's Division
battleResult Union defensive victory
commandedBy George G. Meade
surface form: Major General George G. Meade

Winfield Scott Hancock
surface form: Major General Winfield Scott Hancock
currentUse historic site
tourist attraction
defendedBy I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
III Corps, Army of the Potomac
surface form: III Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
extendsFrom Culp's Hill
extendsTo Little Round Top
famousFor being focal point of Pickett's Charge
hasFeature Copse of Trees
High Water Mark of the Confederacy
surface form: High-water mark of the Confederacy

The Angle
hasInterpretiveFeatures tour roads
walking trails
wayside markers
hasMonument Copse of Trees Monument
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
various Union regimental monuments
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg National Military Park
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy National Park Service
near Seminary Ridge
northEndAdjacentTo Cemetery Hill
orientation north–south
overlooks Emmitsburg Road
partOf Gettysburg National Military Park
surface form: Gettysburg Battlefield

Union interior defensive line at Gettysburg
sawActionOn July 2, 1863
July 3, 1863
separatedFrom Seminary Ridge by open fields
southEndNear Little Round Top
usedAs Union defensive position
usedDuring American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg

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Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 highWaterMarkLocation Cemetery Ridge
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 UnionDefensiveLine Cemetery Ridge
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
Seminary Ridge parallelTo Cemetery Ridge
Seminary Ridge frontsToward Cemetery Ridge
Seminary Ridge hasViewOf Cemetery Ridge
Cemetery Hill nearbyFeature Cemetery Ridge
The Angle partOf Cemetery Ridge
High Water Mark of the Rebellion near Cemetery Ridge
Pickett’s Charge location Cemetery Ridge
Pickett’s Charge associatedWith Cemetery Ridge