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Cordori Farm
Codori Farm is on the Emmitsburg Road and the center of the Pickett Charge attack. The original small barn was replaced by a much larger one after the war. George Pickett advanced to the barn and directed his brigades from that location during the attack on Cemetery Ridge
Fields of Gettysburg
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Codori Farm
Codori Farm is on the Emmitsburg Road and the center of the Pickett Charge attack. The original small barn was replaced by a much larger one after the war. George Pickett advanced to the barn and directed his brigades from that location during the attack on Cemetery Ridge
Codori Farm
Codori Farm is on the Emmitsburg Road and the center of the Pickett Charge attack. The original small barn was replaced by a much larger one after the war. George Pickett advanced to the barn and directed his brigades from that location during the attack on Cemetery Ridge
General George Meade's Headquarters
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McPherson Barn
McPherson Barn and home sat on the Chambersburg Pike and were in the center of the confederate first day morning attack. Buford’s Calvary and regiments of the First Corp beat back the confederate attack.
The Peach Orchard
From his headquarters at Trostle Farm, the high ground along the Emmitsburg Road was a major concern to Union 3rd Corps Commander Dan Sickles. At about 1 PM he moved the center of his line to the Peach Orchard. The right ran along Emmitsburg Road while the left ran back to Stony Hill than to Devils Den. The first wave of the attack came from Hood’s Division from Warfield Ridge. The second wave of McLaws Division attacking from Pitzer Woods finally overwhelmed Sickles line.
Trostle Farm
The 134 acre farm was owned by Peter Trostle. Upon arrival, Dan Sickles used the farm for his headquarters. It was from this perspective that he saw the high ground on the Emmitsburg Road at the Peach Orchard as being a threat to his division. During the Longstreet’s second day attack the 9th Massachusetts Battery made a heroic stand firing canister. Sickles was wounded just north of the barn. There is a small monument that marks the spot.
Trostle Farm
The 134 acre farm was owned by Peter Trostle. Upon arrival, Dan Sickles used the farm for his headquarters. It was from this perspective that he saw the high ground on the Emmitsburg Road at the Peach Orchard as being a threat to his division. During the Longstreet’s second day attack the 9th Massachusetts Battery made a heroic stand firing canister. Sickles was wounded just north of the barn. There is a small monument that marks the spot.
The Peach Orchard
From his headquarters at Trostle Farm, the high ground along the Emmitsburg Road was a major concern to Union 3rd Corps Commander Dan Sickles. At about 1 PM he moved the center of his line to the Peach Orchard. The right ran along Emmitsburg Road while the left ran back to Stony Hill than to Devils Den. The first wave of the attack came from Hood’s Division from Warfield Ridge. The second wave of McLaws Division attacking from Pitzer Woods finally overwhelmed Sickles line.
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Slyder Farm
On July 2nd Confederate General John B. Hood’s Division swept across Slyder’s farm in its advance toward the Devil’s Den and Little Round Top. The crops and orchards were trampled and destroyed and the farm buildings became a Confederate field hospital, with the family’s possesions looted or spoiled.
Trostle Farm
The 134 acre farm was owned by Peter Trostle. Upon arrival, Dan Sickles used the farm for his headquarters. It was from this perspective that he saw the high ground on the Emmitsburg Road at the Peach Orchard as being a threat to his division. During the Longstreet’s second day attack the 9th Massachusetts Battery made a heroic stand firing canister. Sickles was wounded just north of the barn. There is a small monument that marks the spot.
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Trostle Farm
The 134 acre farm was owned by Peter Trostle. Upon arrival, Dan Sickles used the farm for his headquarters. It was from this perspective that he saw the high ground on the Emmitsburg Road at the Peach Orchard as being a threat to his division. During the Longstreet’s second day attack the 9th Massachusetts Battery made a heroic stand firing canister. Sickles was wounded just north of the barn. There is a small monument that marks the spot.
The Peach Orchard
From his headquarters at Trostle Farm, the high ground along the Emmitsburg Road was a major concern to Union 3rd Corps Commander Dan Sickles. At about 1 PM he moved the center of his line to the Peach Orchard. The right ran along Emmitsburg Road while the left ran back to Stony Hill than to Devils Den. The first wave of the attack came from Hood’s Division from Warfield Ridge. The second wave of McLaws Division attacking from Pitzer Woods finally overwhelmed Sickles line.
The Peach Orchard
From his headquarters at Trostle Farm, the high ground along the Emmitsburg Road was a major concern to Union 3rd Corps Commander Dan Sickles. At about 1 PM he moved the center of his line to the Peach Orchard. The right ran along Emmitsburg Road while the left ran back to Stony Hill than to Devils Den. The first wave of the attack came from Hood’s Division from Warfield Ridge. The second wave of McLaws Division attacking from Pitzer Woods finally overwhelmed Sickles line.
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Bushman Farm
Bushman Farm is between Warfield Ridge and Little Round Top & Devil’s Den. Troops of Hood’s Division crossed the farm on their way to attack Union positions.
Leister Farm
During the artillery barge on the third day, the confederates fired long and shelled the Leister Farm causing Meade to abandon his headquarters. After the battle, the farm was littered with dead horses. In the high heat, the farm like most of Gettysburg was invested with flies and the smell of rotting flesh. Not getting any help from the army, the Lydia Leister and her children burned the dead horses and sold the bone/ash mix as fertilizer.
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