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.

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Label Occurrences
Culp's Hill canonical 5
Culp’s Hill 2
Lower Culp's Hill 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battlefield site
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
July 2, 1863
July 3, 1863
defendedBy 1st Division, XII Corps
2nd Division, XII Corps
XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
fortifiedWith breastworks
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
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
protected Union supply and communication lines on Baltimore Pike
terrainFeature rocky slopes
wooded hill
usedBy Army of Northern Virginia
surface form: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

Army of the Potomac
surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

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Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 UnionDefensiveLine Culp's Hill
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form: Culp’s Hill
Cemetery Hill nearbyFeature Culp's Hill
Cemetery Ridge extendsFrom Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill hasSubfeature Culp's Hill self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lower Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill hasSubfeature Culp's Hill self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Upper Culp's Hill
Evergreen Cemetery nearbyLandmark Culp's Hill
this entity surface form: Culp’s Hill
Baltimore Pike near Culp's Hill