Big Round Top

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Big Round Top is a heavily wooded hill on the Gettysburg battlefield that formed the southern anchor of the Union Army’s defensive positions during the American Civil War.

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Big Round Top canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War site
hill
landform
associatedWithCommander Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
associatedWithEvent Union consolidation of line on July 3, 1863
night fighting on July 2, 1863
associatedWithMilitaryUnit 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
battlefieldSector southern end of Union line at Gettysburg
capturedBy Army of the Potomac
surface form: Union Army of the Potomac
characterizedBy heavily wooded terrain
currentUse hiking destination
historic site
dateOfMajorEvent July 2, 1863
July 3, 1863
elevation about 785 feet above sea level
formedDuring Mesozoic Era
surface form: Mesozoic era
geologicalType diabase formation
hasAccess footpath only
hasFeature boulder-strewn terrain
rocky slopes
hasInterpretiveSignage Civil War battlefield markers
hasRoleIn American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
hasTrail hiking trail from Sykes Avenue area
hasViewOf southern portion of Gettysburg Battlefield
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg National Military Park
Pennsylvania
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy National Park Service
nearbyFeature Devil's Den
Little Round Top
Sykes Avenue
Warren Avenue
onRegister part of Gettysburg National Military Park Historic District
partOf Gettysburg National Military Park
surface form: Gettysburg Battlefield

Round Top Ridge
surface form: Round Top ridge
prohibits vehicular access to summit
southernNeighborOf Little Round Top
strategicSignificance commanded approaches to Union left flank
provided elevated observation point
terrainType steep hill
tourism included on Gettysburg auto tour routes
visited by Civil War enthusiasts
usedAs anchor of Union Army left flank
defensive position
vegetationType mixed hardwood forest

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Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 UnionDefensiveLine Big Round Top
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
Little Round Top (nearby) locatedNear Big Round Top
subject surface form: Little Round Top
Gettysburg hasLandmark Big Round Top
Little Round Top hasParentPeak Big Round Top