Little Round Top (nearby)

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American Civil War battlefield site hill landform

Little Round Top is a prominent hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield known for its strategic importance and intense fighting during the American Civil War.

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instanceOf American Civil War battlefield site →
hill →
landform →
attackedBy 15th Alabama Infantry →
1st Texas Infantry →
Army of Northern Virginia →
Confederate forces of Hood's Division →
battle Battle of Gettysburg →
commandersAssociated Gouverneur K. Warren →
James Longstreet →
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain →
Strong Vincent →
currentUse historic site →
tourist attraction →
dateOfEvent July 2, 1863 →
defendedBy 16th Michigan Infantry →
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment →
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps →
44th New York Infantry →
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry →
Union Army of the Potomac →
V Corps (Union Army) →
elevation about 150 feet (46 m) above Plum Run Valley →
hasFeature observation points →
rocky slopes →
wooded areas →
hasMonument 16th Michigan Infantry monument →
20th Maine Infantry monument →
44th New York Infantry monument →
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry monument →
Gouverneur K. Warren statue →
knownFor association with Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain →
bayonet charge of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment →
defense by Union forces →
iconic status in American Civil War history →
intense fighting on July 2, 1863 →
strategic importance during the Battle of Gettysburg →
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania →
Gettysburg Battlefield →
Gettysburg National Military Park →
Pennsylvania →
United States →
locatedNear Big Round Top →
managedBy U.S. National Park Service →
militaryRole high ground commanding approaches to Cemetery Ridge →
key position on the Union left flank →
overlooks Devil's Den area →
Gettysburg Battlefield southern sector →
Plum Run →
Valley of Death →
partOf Round Top ridge →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania →
hasLandmark
Gettysburg National Military Park ("Little Round Top") →
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