fighting at Devil’s Den

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Fighting at Devil’s Den was a fierce and pivotal clash on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by brutal close-quarters combat among rocky terrain between Union and Confederate forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf engagement of the American Civil War ⓘ
engagement of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
belligerent Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
casualties high on both sides ⓘ
characteristic close-quarters combat ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ
intense musket and artillery fire ⓘ
commanderSide1 Brigadier General Henry L. Benning ⓘ
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward ⓘ
commanderSide2 Brigadier General Henry L. Benning ⓘ
Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson ⓘ
Major General John Bell Hood ⓘ
linked to: John Bell Hood
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentSiteUse historic battlefield and tourist site ⓘ
date July 2, 1863 ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named for the rocky, den-like formations on the hill ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
location Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Devil’s Den ⓘ
linked to: Devil's Den

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
memorializedBy Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
notableFor fierce hand-to-hand fighting among rocks and boulders ⓘ
partOf Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
phaseOf second day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
relatedPlace Little Round Top ⓘ
The Slaughter Pen ⓘ
The Wheatfield ⓘ
result Confederate tactical success ⓘ
resultDetail Confederate forces captured Devil’s Den ⓘ
side1 Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Potomac
side2 Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped threaten the Union left flank at Gettysburg ⓘ
terrain boulder-strewn ground ⓘ
rocky hill ⓘ
timeOfDay afternoon ⓘ
unitInvolvedSide1 Union III Corps ⓘ
Union V Corps ⓘ
unitInvolvedSide2 Confederate First Corps ⓘ
Hood’s Division ⓘ
linked to: Hood's Division

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Battle of Gettysburg → notableEvent → fighting at Devil’s Den ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg → notableEvent → fighting at Devil's Den ⓘ
linked to: fighting at Devil’s Den
Triangular Field → significance → site of key Confederate assaults on Union positions near Devil's Den ⓘ
linked to: fighting at Devil’s Den