Cemetery Hill

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battlefield feature hill

Cemetery Hill is a prominent, strategically important rise of ground that formed a key Union defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlefield feature → hill →
associatedWith	President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (nearby at Gettysburg National Cemetery) →
associatedWithBattle	Battle of Gettysburg →
attackedBy	Brigadier General Harry T. Hays → Colonel Isaac E. Avery → Major General Jubal A. Early →
battleOutcomeRole	helped stabilize Union lines after the first day of battle → its retention contributed to overall Union victory at Gettysburg → served as rallying point for retreating Union troops on July 1, 1863 →
commandedBy	Major General Oliver O. Howard → Major General Winfield Scott Hancock →
contains	Evergreen Cemetery → Gettysburg National Cemetery →
country	United States →
currentStatus	preserved as part of Gettysburg National Military Park →
dateOfMajorEngagement	July 1, 1863 → July 2, 1863 →
defendedBy	II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) →
elevationRelativeToTown	overlooks the town of Gettysburg →
feature	artillery positions during the Battle of Gettysburg → stone walls used as infantry defenses →
geographicalType	prominent rise of ground →
hasView	panoramic view of Gettysburg and surrounding battlefield →
historicalPeriod	19th century United States history →
locatedIn	Adams County, Pennsylvania → Gettysburg, Pennsylvania → United States →
memorials	Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse monument area → artillery battery monuments → multiple Union regimental monuments →
nearbyFeature	Baltimore Pike → Cemetery Ridge → Culp's Hill → Seminary Ridge → Taneytown Road →
notableEvent	evening Confederate assaults on July 2, 1863 →
opposedBy	Confederate Army of Northern Virginia →
overseenBy	U.S. National Park Service →
partOf	Gettysburg Battlefield → Gettysburg National Military Park →
significance	key Union defensive position at the Battle of Gettysburg →
strategicRole	anchor of the Union right flank on Cemetery Ridge → dominant high ground south of Gettysburg →
tourism	popular site for battlefield tours →
usedBy	Union Army of the Potomac →
war	American Civil War →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania →	hasLandmark
Seminary Ridge →	hasViewOf
Battle of Gettysburg →	UnionDefensiveLine