The Slaughter Pen

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battlefield location historic site

The Slaughter Pen is a rocky, boulder-strewn area on the Gettysburg battlefield known for its intense and deadly close-quarters fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battlefield location ⓘ historic site ⓘ
adjacentTo	Devil's Den NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithSide	Confederate forces ⓘ Union forces ⓘ
battleDate	1863-07-02 ⓘ
battlePhase	second day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentUse	Civil War interpretive site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
hasCategory	American Civil War battlefields ⓘ Gettysburg Battlefield locations NERFINISHED ⓘ historic sites in Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasMemorials	Civil War interpretive markers ⓘ
hasNameOrigin	named for the high number of casualties suffered there ⓘ
knownFor	heavy casualties ⓘ intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ rocky and boulder-strewn terrain ⓘ
locatedIn	Adams County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Park Service
near	Little Round Top NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of Death (Gettysburg) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrainFeature	large boulders ⓘ rocky ground ⓘ uneven terrain ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
usedBy	Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ

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fighting at Devil’s Den → relatedPlace → The Slaughter Pen ⓘ

subject surface form: Fighting at Devil’s Den