The infamous gate at the top of the Triangular Field just west of Houck's Ridge and Devil's Den. As far as I know, the stones used on the field's borders are original from 1863. Not entirely sure, though. The body that was part of the staged sharpshooter photographs was found just over the ridge to the left. There are multiple paths that head to that exact spot.
Troops from Henry Benning's Georgians and Jerome Robertson's Texans stormed through the woods in the background (as well as to the right of the ones depicted) and rolled the Federal line in front of Devil's Den. Those Union troops were commanded by John Hobart Ward. The Confederate deployment for the second day's assault outflanked the Union brigade on Houck's Ridge.
Elements of the Texas brigade were very successful up until this point in the war. After outflanking units of Ward's brigade, for the first time in the war they would begin to be pushed back as they began to climb the slope of Little Round Top.
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