The Wheatfield-Gettysburg,PA

The Wheatfield at Gettysburg was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting at Gettysburg. It is often referred to as the "Bloody Wheatfield" due to the catastr...
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The Wheatfield at Gettysburg was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting at Gettysburg. It is often referred to as the "Bloody Wheatfield" due to the catastrophic losses by both sides in just a few hours of fighting on this 20-acre sight. Yet one cannot speak of The Wheatfield without first understanding the actions of General Daniel Sickles of the Union army's III Corps. In disobeying a direct order, Sickles advanced his entire III Corp forward to ground that was seemingly more elevated from his former position. This created a salient in the Union lines placing Sickles' Corp in The Wheatfield just northwest of Little Round Top, and due north of Devil's Den.
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