The Slaughter Pen
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interesting place, American Civil War 1861-1865
Many famous photos of dead Confederate troops were taken in this area in the days following the battle. The dead Confederate soldiers were carried to Devil's Den and thrown between the rocks, or left unburied.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°47'31"N 77°14'29"W
- South Cavalry Field 2.8 km
- Site of Pickett's Charge 3.2 km
- Seminary Ridge 4.8 km
- McPherson's Ridge 5.8 km
- Railroad Cut 6 km
- Herr's Ridge 6.4 km
- Brinkerhoff's Ridge 6.9 km
- East Cavalry Field 7.5 km
- Pipe Creek Defense Line, circa 1863 15 km
- Char-Lene Farm 42 km
- Cemetery Ridge 1.7 km
- Eisenhower National Historic Site 1.9 km
- Gettysburg National Military Park 3.1 km
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 4.3 km
- Gettysburg College 5.1 km
- Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania 5.2 km
- Gettysburg Reenactment Site 10 km
- Adams County, Pennsylvania 12 km
- South Mountain 12 km
- Cashtown-McKnightstown, Pennsylvania 13 km