Devil's Den

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
Date July 2, 1863 Location Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Result Union Victory
Belligerents
Union	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 south 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.