Barlow Knoll

von Gilsa's brigade vs. Gordon's brigade
Part of Battle of Gettysburg
Date July 1, 1863
Location Adams County, Pennsylvania
Result Confederate victory[1]
Belligerents
United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Leopold von Gilsa John Brown Gordon
Strength
900 men

Barlow Knoll[2] (formerly Blocher's Knoll) is a hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the location of the Battle of Gettysburg, First Day charge of Gordon's Brigade that succeeded in breaking the Union line.[1] The "Old Alms House Cemetery" is located on the side of the hill, and the hill named after Francis C. Barlow is classified as a populated place ().[3]

History

In 1884, a procession was held to the knoll for the Barlow monument dedication,[1] and the 1898 tract was owned by Calvin Gilbert before being transferred to the War Department.[2] In 1911, the knoll had a quarry,[3] and Barlow Knoll was the site of Red Cross station no. 5 during the 1913 Gettysburg reunion.[4] A statue of Barlow planned in 1920[4] was unveiled in 1922[5] and in 1932 a flagpole was erected at the site.[6]

External images
"Bain News Service", 1913 Gettysburg reunion

References

  1. ^ a b (Gettysburg Battlefield tablet) Gordon's Brigade, "Gordon's Brigade … charged the Union Forces … on this hill and … succeeded in breaking the line" 
  2. ^ "Barlow Knoll - Cast Iron Site ID Tablet". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=&PARK=GETT&RECORDNO=209. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barlow Knoll (1203022)
  4. ^ Beitler, Lewis Eugene (editor and compiler) (December 31, 1913) (Google Books). Fiftieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg: Report of the Pennsylvania Commission (Report). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Wm. Stanley Bay (state printer). http://books.google.com/books?id=swkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68. Retrieved 2011-02-04.