The fight to take Devils Den began here, in the Triangular Field, around 4 pm on July 2, the second day of battle at Gettysburg.

A more definitive account of this attack can be read at our Devils Den History page.

In the view at left, the foreground was held by Union troops, and the vista to the rear concealed the arriving brigades of Confederate General Hood. In a series of attacks and counter-attacks that lasted over two hours, the Union position was ultimately crushed and held by the Confederates.

The victory here by the Confederates posed an immediate threat to the Union left flank anchored on Little Round Top, a fact soon recognized by Union Major General G. K. Warren.