The Thin Defiant Line: Archeology at the Battle for Culp's Hill

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

On the night of July 2, 1863, a depleted force of the Federal Army’s XII Corps faced a Confederate force three times their number in effort to cut the Union supply lines and overwhelm the Federal Army from the rear. For two days, the only thing that stood between the Federal rear was the men of Brigadier General George Greene’s men and the entrenchments they hastily constructed on Culp’s Hill.

Gettysburg National Military Park, in cooperation with the Gettysburg Foundation, restored the Culp’s Hill woodlot to its 1863 appearance and developed an interpretative trail highlighting tangible elements of the battle. Metal detection and GIS mapping enlighten historic accounts of the battle and assist in interpretating the battle landscape. The work provides a detailed understanding of the participants, the battle, and preservation efforts past and present.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SHA 2022 General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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