A photo of the Rose Farm
by Bill Rogers
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A photo of the Rose Farm
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Bill Rogers
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Photograph - Photos
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This is a photo of the Rose Farm where some of the fiercest fighting took place at the battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The Rose Farm was at the center of some of the fiercest fighting on the second day of the battle. Tthe farm included the Stony Hill, the Rose Woods, and a twenty acre field where over 20,000 men engaged in brutal and often hand-to-hand combat leaving over six thousand killed or wounded. Ever since it has been known simply as The Wheatfield.
The thick stone walls of the farmhouse and barn provided shelter to the Confederates of Semmes’ and Kershaw’s Brigades, and the farm buildings were used as a Confederate field hospital. It is estimated that between 500 and 1,000 Confederate soldiers were buried on the property. Some of the most famous photograps after the battle were taken here by Alexander Gardner.
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March 24th, 2019
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