Gettysburg - Cemetery Ridge
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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Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
Phone 1 (717) 334-1124
Fax 1 (717) 334-1891
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Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
Phone 1 (717) 334-1124
Fax 1 (717) 334-1891
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Little Round Top
Big Round Top lies at the southern end of Cemetery Ridge is a key feature of the battlefield. The base of Little Round Top was occupied by Union troops overnight of July 1, 1863. From their signal station on the northern summit of Little Round Top, the flag wavers held a commanding view north and west. It was the occupants of this station, which concerned General Longstreet as he marched his troops into position to attack that afternoon.
Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
Phone 1 (717) 334-1124
Fax 1 (717) 334-1891
Parking
Free
Meade's Headquarters
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Gettysburg National Military Park
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
Phone 1 (717) 334-1124
Fax 1 (717) 334-1891
Parking
Free
