High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is a Gettysburg Battlefield memorial which identifies the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia units of the infantry attack on the Battle of Gettysburg, third day, with a large bronze tablet, as well as the Union…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: Gettysburg Battlefield memorial
- Also known as: “High Water Mark of the Rebellion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gettysburg National Cemetery and Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Henryhartley, Public domain.
Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 2,900 feet northeast of High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument.
Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg
Monument
Photo: Midnightdreary, Public domain.
The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg is situated 1,800 feet south of High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument.
Cemetery Hill
Peak
Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Culp’s Hill and Round Top.
Culp’s Hill
Locality
Culp's Hill, which is about 3⁄4 mi south of the center of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, played a prominent role in the Battle of Gettysburg. It consists of two rounded peaks, separated by a narrow saddle.
Round Top
Hamlet
Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. It is notable for two Battle of Gettysburg hospitals, the 1884 Round Top Station, and several battlefield commemorative era attractions such as Round Top Park and the Round Top Museum.
Gettysburg
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gettysburg, in Adams County in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, goes down in history as the battlefield in the Civil War where, despite terrible tragedy and loss of life, there was hope for the Union.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.81248° or 39° 48′ 45″ northLongitude
-77.23574° or 77° 14′ 9″ westOpen location code
87F4RQ67+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 710677005OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q5757405
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