Little Round Top

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Little Round Top is a strategically important hill on the Gettysburg battlefield, famed as the site of a crucial Union defensive stand during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battlefield site
hill
landform
attackedBy Confederate States Army
surface form: Confederate Army
category Battle of Gettysburg sites
Hills of Pennsylvania
Landforms of Adams County, Pennsylvania
commandedBy Gouverneur Kemble Warren
surface form: Gouverneur K. Warren

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
surface form: Joshua L. Chamberlain

Patrick O'Rorke
Strong Vincent
currentUse historic site
tourist attraction
dateOfEvent July 2, 1863
defendedBy Union Army
defendedByUnit 1st Division, V Corps
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
V Corps (Union Army)
surface form: Union Army V Corps
elevation about 150 feet above Plum Run Valley
hasFeature Union defensive breastworks
rocky slopes
wooded areas
hasMonument 140th New York Infantry monument
16th Michigan Infantry monument
20th Maine Infantry monument
44th New York Infantry monument
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry monument
Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren statue
hasNameOrigin named in contrast to nearby Big Round Top
hasParentPeak Big Round Top
hasView Round Top Ridge
southern end of Cemetery Ridge
knownFor Battle of Gettysburg
crucial Union defensive stand
strategic importance during the American Civil War
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
overlooks Devil's Den
Emmitsburg Road
Plum Run
Valley of Death
partOf Gettysburg National Military Park
surface form: Gettysburg Battlefield
partOfMilitaryConflict Battle of Gettysburg
partOfWar American Civil War
strategicImportance artillery observation point
commanding position over Union left flank

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Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 UnionDefensiveLine Little Round Top
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
Seminary Ridge hasViewOf Little Round Top
Devils Den (nearby) nearbyFeature Little Round Top
Devils Den (nearby) nearbyFeature Little Round Top
this entity surface form: Houck’s Ridge
Gettysburg hasLandmark Little Round Top
Devil's Den nearbyFeature Little Round Top
fighting at Devil’s Den relatedPlace Little Round Top
subject surface form: Fighting at Devil’s Den
Valley of Death adjacentTo Little Round Top
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps locationOfAction Little Round Top
this entity surface form: Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
20th Maine Infantry monument location Little Round Top
44th New York Infantry monument location Little Round Top
44th New York Infantry monument locatedOn Little Round Top
this entity surface form: Little Round Top summit area
16th Michigan Infantry monument location Little Round Top
Gouverneur K. Warren statue location Little Round Top
Cemetery Ridge extendsTo Little Round Top
Cemetery Ridge southEndNear Little Round Top
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry monumentLocation Little Round Top
this entity surface form: Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry monument associatedWith Little Round Top
this entity surface form: Little Round Top defenses
16th Michigan Infantry associatedWith Little Round Top
this entity surface form: Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park
Plum Run flowsNear Little Round Top
Big Round Top southernNeighborOf Little Round Top
Big Round Top nearbyFeature Little Round Top