High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
Pennsylvania · United States
The High Water Mark marks the closest point the Confederacy came to victory during the Battle of Gettysburg. Located along the field where Pickett’s Charge took place, it’s here that Confederate soldiers advanced in a last-ditch effort to break Union lines. Despite initial successes, the charge faltered, and the Confederates were repelled. Today, visitors can reflect on this pivotal moment in history, where the Confederacy's high-water mark was reached before their eventual retreat from the battlefield.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
Welcome to Cemetery Ridge, the very heart of the Union line and the site of the most famous infantry assault in American history. You are standing at the epicenter of the Battle of Get-is-burg. …
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Just a short distance away stands a small, umbrella-shaped grove of oak trees enclosed by a sturdy iron fence. This is the famous Copse of Trees. …
Listen in the app3The Angle and the Stone Wall
Walk over to the low, meandering stone wall that cuts sharply through the grass to form a distinct corner. This location is universally known to history as The Angle. …
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Positioned right here, near the Angle, are several bronze artillery pieces representing Battery A of the Fourth United States Artillery, commanded by a brilliant twenty-two-year-old First Lieutenant named Alonzo Cushing. During…
Listen in the app5The Bachelder High Water Mark Monument
Turn your attention to the massive, highly unusual bronze and granite monument designed in the shape of an enormous open book. This is the High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument, dedicated in eighteen ninety-two. …
Listen in the app6The Handshake Over the Wall
In eighteen eighty-seven, twenty-four years after the battle, a truly remarkable and profoundly symbolic event took place right here at the Angle. The veterans of the Philadelphia Brigade, the Union men who had defended this…
Listen in the app7The 72nd Pennsylvania Monument Controversy
Look slightly to the rear of the stone wall, and you will see an incredibly striking and iconic monument. It features a larger-than-life bronze infantryman of the Seventy-Second Pennsylvania, fiercely gripping his musket and…
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As you prepare to leave the High Water Mark, take one final, sweeping look around this incredible landscape. The silent monuments, the sturdy iron fences, and the low stone walls all act as anchors, holding fast to the turbulent…
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What is High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument?
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is a place in Pennsylvania · United States with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Pennsylvania · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 39.8115, -77.2357 |
| Last updated |
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