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Gettysburg's Most Hellish Battleground - The Devil's Den, July 2, 1863 (Paperback)
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Gettysburg's Most Hellish Battleground - The Devil's Den, July 2, 1863 (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 520
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During the crucial three days of combat at Gettysburg, the most
nightmarish place on the entire battlefield was appropriately named
the Devil's Den. This jumble of huge boulders situated at the
southern end of Houck's Ridge was truly a hell on earth during the
decisive afternoon of July 2, 1863. The tenacious struggle that
raged beyond control at the battle-line's southern end was
all-important, because the Devil's Den and Houck's Ridge anchored
the left flank of the over-extended Union battle-line, before
Federal troops occupied Little Round Top to the east. The
battle-hardened veterans of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's
First Corps captured this vital sector-- the first Union left
flank--in one of the few Southern successes of the second day,
after some of the war's most bitter fighting. Nevertheless, the
dramatic story of the successful turning of the first Union left
flank has been long overlooked and ignored largely because of the
giant historical shadow cast by the more famous struggle at Little
Round Top, which was only the second and last fight for the
southern flank of both armies on July 2. Therefore, the important
contest for possession of the first Union left flank at the Devil's
Den and Houck's Ridge was crucial on the bloody afternoon that
decided the fate of America.
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