Gettysburg Large Framed Ltd print "The Slaughter Pen

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The Slaughter Pen Gettysburg - July 2, 1863 12"x36" Panoramic Print Signed Limited #7 /100 Framed giclee Art Print Wood frame w/plexiglass and brass title plate Gettysburg Diographic Print by Dennis Morris For more information about Diographic prints see https:///2009_Portfolio.html The Slaughter Pen Gettysburg - July 2, 1863 Just to the east and south of the Devil’s Den, Plum Run descends through area covered with small boulders. Sometimes described as a gorge this acre of land was of little note prior to July 2, 1863. As Hood’s Division attacked the left of the Union army its flank initially sat upon the rocks of Devil’s Den. The shortest path around that flank led directly up Plum Run through the gorge. Two Alabama regiments, the 44th and 48th headed in that direction while the rest of Law’s Brigade filtered through the woods towards Little Round Top. First to arrive, the 44 th Alabama was physically split by the rocks of Devil’s Den . Their Left moved up the south end of Houck’s Ridge and the right under Lt. Col. John Jones-was forced into the 75 yards of moon like terrain between Devils Den and the Round Top Woods. There the 4th Maine confronted them. This ground remained contested for the next hour and a half, and eventually casualties littered the area. The ground remained between the lines for two days and the Confederates read more