Culp's Hill
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Culp's Hill is a strategically significant wooded hill on the Gettysburg battlefield, known as a key Union defensive position during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Culp's Hill canonical | 5 |
| Culp’s Hill | 2 |
| Lower Culp's Hill | 1 |
| Upper Culp's Hill | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battlefield site
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hill ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Confederate Second Corps units
ⓘ
brigades of Edward Johnson ⓘ |
| battleOutcome | remained in Union hands throughout the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
July 1, 1863
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July 2, 1863 ⓘ July 3, 1863 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
1st Division, XII Corps
ⓘ
2nd Division, XII Corps ⓘ XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) ⓘ |
| fortifiedWith |
breastworks
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entrenchments ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Confederate markers
ⓘ
various Union regimental monuments ⓘ |
| hasRole |
anchor of the Union right flank
ⓘ
key Union defensive position ⓘ strategic high ground ⓘ |
| hasSubfeature |
Culp's Hill
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lower Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Culp's Hill
|
| hasView | panoramic view of Gettysburg battlefield ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Gettysburg National Military Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Gettysburg National Military Park auto tour routes
|
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| namedAfter | Culp family ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Cemetery Hill
ⓘ
East Cemetery Hill ⓘ Spangler's Spring ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Baltimore Pike
ⓘ
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Gettysburg town
|
| partOf |
Gettysburg National Military Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Gettysburg Battlefield
Union defensive line at Gettysburg ⓘ right flank of the Union Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| significance |
critical to overall Union victory at Gettysburg
ⓘ
site of intense night fighting on July 2–3, 1863 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
helped secure the Union right flank at Gettysburg
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protected Union supply and communication lines on Baltimore Pike ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
rocky slopes
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wooded hill ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of Northern Virginia
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surface form:
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Potomac
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form:
Culp’s Hill
this entity surface form:
Lower Culp's Hill
this entity surface form:
Upper Culp's Hill
this entity surface form:
Culp’s Hill