Houck's Ridge
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Houck's Ridge is a prominent elevated landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, notable for its strategic role in the Civil War fighting near Devil's Den and Little Round Top.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Houck's Ridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battlefield feature
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landform ⓘ ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleAction |
Confederate assaults by units of Hood's Division advanced across and around the ridge
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Union Third Corps troops occupied positions on and near the ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ site of intense fighting between Union and Confederate forces on July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
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interpretive area within Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument |
Confederate unit markers in the Devil's Den sector
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monuments to Union regiments engaged near Devil's Den ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
commands ground around Devil's Den
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controls fields and rocky terrain west of Little Round Top NERFINISHED ⓘ overlooks approaches to Little Round Top ⓘ |
| hasView |
Devil's Den area
NERFINISHED
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Valley of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ western slopes of Little Round Top ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
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Gettysburg Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| managedBy |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| namedAfter | John Houck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Devil's Den
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Little Round Top NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of Death (Gettysburg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Day battlefield area at Gettysburg
NERFINISHED
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Union left flank sector at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates tactical importance of terrain in Civil War battles
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key feature in second-day fighting at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
elevated crest
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open fields ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Union defensive positions on July 2, 1863
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artillery positions during the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.