On Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, there is a spot known simply as The Angle — a modest bend in a low stone wall that became the centerpiece of one of the Civil War’s most famous moments: Pickett’s Charge.
On July 3, 1863, Confederate forces advanced across open fields, converging on this small corner of the Union line. The Angle, with its stone wall and slight rise in the terrain, provided crucial cover for Union soldiers, allowing them to withstand the relentless Confederate assault. Today, markers and monuments dot the area, including plaques commemorating the regiments that held the line and the artillery batteries that supported them.
Walking The Angle today, visitors can sense why this seemingly simple bend in a wall became a turning point. It’s a place of bravery, strategy, and desperate defense — where the Union line held, the Confederate charge faltered, and the fate of Gettysburg was decided.
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