Devil's Den

This article is about the landform near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Devil's Den (disambiguation).

39°47′29.421″N 77°14′32.59″W / 39.79150583°N 77.2423861°W / 39.79150583; -77.2423861

Devil's Den
Part of the Gettysburg Campaign

The struggle for Devil's Den during the battle
DateJuly 2, 1863
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Result Union Victory
Belligerents
United States Union Confederate States of America Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
BG J.H. Hobart Ward  (WIA) Lieutenant General (CSA) James Longstreet
Major General (CSA) John Bell Hood  (WIA)
Strength

6 Infantry regiments
2 Sharpshooter companies

total: 2,423 engaged		 5,525 total
Casualties and losses

138 killed
548 wounded
135 missing
3 Cannons captured

total: 821

329 killed
1,107 wounded
378 missing

total: 1,815

Devil's Den[1] is a boulder-strewn hill on the end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, used by artillery and sharpshooters on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. A tourist attraction since the memorial association era, several boulders are worn from foot traffic and the site includes numerous cannons, memorials, and walkways, including a bridge spanning two boulders.

  1. ^ "Devils Den". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 16, 2011.