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 States Army
surface form: Confederate Army

Union Army
casualties high on both sides
characteristic close-quarters combat
heavy casualties
intense musket and artillery fire
commanderSide1 Confederate general Henry L. Benning
surface form: Brigadier General Henry L. Benning

Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
commanderSide2 Confederate general Henry L. Benning
surface form: Brigadier General Henry L. Benning

Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson
John Bell Hood
surface form: Major General John Bell Hood
conflict American Civil War
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: 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
surface form: American Civil War era
location Adams County, Pennsylvania
Devil's Den
surface form: Devil’s Den

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: 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 Army of the Potomac
surface form: Union Army of the Potomac
side2 Army of Northern Virginia
surface form: 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 First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
surface form: Confederate First Corps

Hood's Division
surface form: Hood’s Division

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Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 notableEvent fighting at Devil’s Den
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg notableEvent fighting at Devil’s Den
this entity surface form: fighting at Devil's Den