Gettysburg - The Angle
by Stephen Stookey
Title
Gettysburg - The Angle
Artist
Stephen Stookey
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Angle, adjacent to the Copse of Trees and the Confederate High Water Mark, played a pivotal role during Day 3 of the Battle of Gettysburg. The area, marked by an angled zig-zagging stone wall, was the focus of Pickett’s Charge on July 3rd, 1863, the last day of the battle. Union troops under General Winfield Hancock's Second Corps defended the wall. Confederate troops under the leadership of Brigadier General Lewis Armistead briefly broke through Union lines and crossed the wall, marking the high point of Confederate military action in the Civil War. Armistead was fatally wounded here and Confederate troops pushed back, captured or killed. The cannon and caissons (outside the image) are part of the monument to Battery A, 4th United States Artillery, commanded by Medal of Honor recipient Alonzo Cushing. A monument to Cushing stands just outside this image to the right of the cannon. A monument to the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry stands next to the tree in the image background.
The Union victory at Gettysburg was a turning point go the Civil War, ending General Lee's most ambitious invasion of the North (his second attempt). Day 3 of the battle, near the Copse of Trees and the Angle marked the High Water Mark of the Rebellion. The three-day battle was the Civil War's bloodiest (July 1-3, 1863). Gettysburg National Military Park is part of the United States National Park Service.
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November 12th, 2023
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