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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Round Top canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Big Round Top Context triple: [Battle of Gettysburg, UnionDefensiveLine, Big Round Top]
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A.
Little Round Top
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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B.
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a prominent elevated landform west of Gettysburg that served as a major Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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C.
Gettysburg
Gettysburg is a historic Pennsylvania town best known as the site of the pivotal 1863 Civil War battle and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Battle of Fair Oaks
The Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, that halted the Union advance during the Peninsula Campaign and led to Robert E. Lee taking command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
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E.
Pickett’s Charge
Pickett’s Charge was a massive, ill-fated Confederate infantry assault on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg that marked a turning point against the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Big Round Top Target entity description: 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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A.
Little Round Top
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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B.
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a prominent elevated landform west of Gettysburg that served as a major Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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C.
Gettysburg
Gettysburg is a historic Pennsylvania town best known as the site of the pivotal 1863 Civil War battle and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Battle of Fair Oaks
The Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as the Battle of Seven Pines, was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, that halted the Union advance during the Peninsula Campaign and led to Robert E. Lee taking command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
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E.
Pickett’s Charge
Pickett’s Charge was a massive, ill-fated Confederate infantry assault on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg that marked a turning point against the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
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hill ⓘ landform ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommander | Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Union consolidation of line on July 3, 1863
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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
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surface form:
Union Army of the Potomac
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| characterizedBy | heavily wooded terrain ⓘ |
| currentUse |
hiking destination
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historic site ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorEvent |
July 2, 1863
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July 3, 1863 ⓘ |
| elevation | about 785 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Mesozoic Era
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surface form:
Mesozoic era
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| geologicalType | diabase formation ⓘ |
| hasAccess | footpath only ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boulder-strewn terrain
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rocky slopes ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | Civil War battlefield markers ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
American Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| hasTrail | hiking trail from Sykes Avenue area ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | southern portion of Gettysburg Battlefield ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
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Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Devil's Den
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Little Round Top ⓘ Sykes Avenue ⓘ Warren Avenue ⓘ |
| onRegister | part of Gettysburg National Military Park Historic District ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gettysburg National Military Park
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surface form:
Gettysburg Battlefield
Round Top Ridge ⓘ
surface form:
Round Top ridge
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| prohibits | vehicular access to summit ⓘ |
| southernNeighborOf | Little Round Top ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
commanded approaches to Union left flank
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provided elevated observation point ⓘ |
| terrainType | steep hill ⓘ |
| tourism |
included on Gettysburg auto tour routes
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visited by Civil War enthusiasts ⓘ |
| usedAs |
anchor of Union Army left flank
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defensive position ⓘ |
| vegetationType | mixed hardwood forest ⓘ |
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Subject: Big Round Top Description of subject: 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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