Devils Den (nearby)

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Civil War battlefield location historic site rock formation

Devils Den (nearby) is a rocky hill and Civil War battlefield site at Gettysburg known for its strategic importance and intense fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield location ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
associatedWith Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
surface form: Second Day of the Battle of Gettysburg
battle Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
category American Civil War site ⓘ
historic battlefield terrain feature ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
controlledBy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (during much of July 2, 1863 fighting)
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateOfEvent July 2, 1863 ⓘ
hasFeature large, stacked boulders ⓘ
natural rock crevices ⓘ
hasView overlooks Plum Run Valley ⓘ
heritageStatus preserved as part of a U.S. National Military Park ⓘ
interpretation marked with historical tablets and markers ⓘ
knownFor large boulders and rock outcroppings ⓘ
strategic importance during the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
nearbyFeature Little Round Top ⓘ
surface form: Houck’s Ridge

Little Round Top ⓘ
Valley of Death ⓘ
opposedForce Army of the Potomac ⓘ
surface form: Union Army of the Potomac
partOf Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Gettysburg battlefield
significance site of intense fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
topography rocky hill ⓘ
tourism popular visitor site at Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
usedAs artillery position ⓘ
infantry position ⓘ
usedBy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Confederate forces

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subject surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania