Gettysburg - Cemetery Ridge
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Cemetery Ridge was the site of Union Lines for the final two days of battle.
This was the setting of Pickett's Charge, where General Pickett hurled his cavalry, resulting in 82% casualties, a figure never equaled by any other Union regiment during the Civil War.
As the 1st Minnesota battled Wilcox's Alabamians, General Hancock sped forward his Union troops from the northern part of the ridge. A brigade of New York troops arrived and immediately charged into Plum Run, driving back the exhausted southern troops.
This was the setting of Pickett's Charge, where General Pickett hurled his cavalry, resulting in 82% casualties, a figure never equaled by any other Union regiment during the Civil War.
As the 1st Minnesota battled Wilcox's Alabamians, General Hancock sped forward his Union troops from the northern part of the ridge. A brigade of New York troops arrived and immediately charged into Plum Run, driving back the exhausted southern troops.
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Must-see attractions nearby:
Gettysburg National Military Park
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Address:
Gettysburg National Military Park, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100, Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804, United States
Phone: 1 (717) 334-1124, Fax: 1 (717) 334-1891
Phone: 1 (717) 334-1124, Fax: 1 (717) 334-1891
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