The Angle at Gettysburg

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battlefield landmark historic site

The Angle at Gettysburg is a famous stone-walled bend on the Gettysburg battlefield that marked the focal point of Pickett’s Charge and a decisive turning point in the American Civil War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Valley of Death at Gettysburg	1
the Angle at Gettysburg	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlefield landmark ⓘ historic site ⓘ
associatedWithBattle	Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithWar	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
battleOutcomeSignificance	marked failure of Confederate assault at Gettysburg ⓘ
commandersInvolved	George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ George Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ James Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfEvent	July 3, 1863 ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
eventOccurredHere	Pickett’s Charge NERFINISHED ⓘ assault on Cemetery Ridge on July 3, 1863 ⓘ
hasAlias	High-Water Mark of the Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Angle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInterpretiveSignage	yes ⓘ
hasNearbyMonument	Armistead monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Copse of Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Brigade monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPhysicalFeature	right-angled bend ⓘ stone wall ⓘ
hasViewOf	Emmitsburg Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminary Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Adams County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Park Service
notableFor	decisive turning point in the American Civil War ⓘ focal point of Pickett’s Charge ⓘ site of intense close-quarters combat ⓘ “High-water mark of the Confederacy” ⓘ
partOf	Cemetery Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservationStatus	preserved battlefield landscape ⓘ
sideInvolved	Confederate Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicSignificance	breach point in Union line during Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
tourismType	Civil War heritage tourism site ⓘ
unitInvolved	2nd Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Armistead’s Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ II Corps of the Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickett’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pickett’s Charge → associatedWith → The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Angle at Gettysburg

44th New York Infantry monument → hasViewOf → The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ

this entity surface form: Valley of Death at Gettysburg

High Water Mark of the Rebellion → near → The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ

75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion → relatedBattlefield → The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ