Gettysburg - The Wheatfield

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The Wheatfield Description

On the afternoon of July 2, 1863 bloody fighting left this 19-acre wheatfield and the nearby woods strewn with more than 4,000 dead and wounded. The woods bordering the field provided cover for the Confederates as they maneuvered around Union positions here.

Hobbies & Activities category: US Civil War Site

Address

Gettysburg National Military Park
97 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325-2804
United States
Phone 1 (717) 334-1124
Fax 1 (717) 334-1891

http://www.nps.gov/gett/

Parking

Free

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