Barlow Knoll
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Barlow Knoll is a hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre site of the first shot & at on the west of the borough, to East...

 that was the location of the Battle of Gettysburg, First Day
Battle of Gettysburg, First Day
The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place on July 1, 1863, and began as an engagement between isolated units of the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George G. Meade...

 charge of Gordon's Brigade that succeeded in breaking the Union line. The "Old Alms House Cemetery" is located on the side of the hill, and the hill named after Francis C. Barlow
Francis C. Barlow
Francis Channing Barlow was a lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...

 is classified as a populated place (39.8453736°N 77.2260953°W).

History

In 1884, a procession was held to the knoll for the Barlow monument dedication,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BFQmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JgAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1659,1043476&dq=fuller+pine-grove&hl=en and the 1898 tract was owned by Calvin Gilbert before being transferred to the War Department.http://www.gdg.org/Research/Authored%20Items/BCRReports/1898.html In 1911, the knoll had a quarry,http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/forums/ViewPost.aspx?ForumID=10&ID=23207 and Barlow Knoll was the site of Red Cross station no. 5 during the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. A statue of Barlow planned in 1920http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=OTBXYDkIvNoC&dat=19200717&printsec=frontpage was unveiled in 1922http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VcclAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=823,1698549&dq=artillery+barlow-knoll&hl=en and in 1932 a flagpole was erected at the site.http://www.gdg.org/Research/Authored%20Items/BCRReports/1932a.html
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