Fox’s Gap
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Fox’s Gap is a strategically important mountain pass in Maryland’s South Mountain range, best known as a key fighting site during the American Civil War’s Battle of South Mountain.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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mountain pass ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Union IX Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War battlefields
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Landforms of Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain passes of Maryland ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Reno Monument Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
hiking and heritage tourism site
ⓘ
historic battlefield area ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorBattle | 14 September 1862 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Confederate forces under D. H. Hill ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1020 feet ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad |
Reno Monument Road from Boonsboro
NERFINISHED
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Reno Monument Road from Middletown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration |
Civil War monuments
ⓘ
historical markers ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
North Carolina monument
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Reno Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ War Correspondents Memorial Arch vicinity ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Appalachian Trail
NERFINISHED
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South Mountain State Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | strategic mountain pass ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Hagerstown Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middletown Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
American Civil War fighting
ⓘ
Battle of South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fox family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Boonsboro, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Middletown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Turner’s Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | mixed public and private land ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
South Mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Maryland Campaign of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | South Mountain State Battlefield (in part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | key pass controlling movement across South Mountain ⓘ |
| siteOf |
fighting on 14 September 1862
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part of the Battle of South Mountain ⓘ |
| terrain | wooded ridge saddle ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.