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The Wheatfield- The fighting here, consisting of numerous con-
fusing attacks and counterattacks over two hours by eleven bri-
gades, earned the field the nickname "Bloody Wheatfield.” The
fighting left this field and the nearby woods strewn with over
4,000 dead and wounded

The Peach Orchard-Sickles’ advance forced the 3rd Corps to
cover far too much ground, and it had barely taken its new posi-
tion when Longstreet attacked. The Union line extended from
Devil’s Den to here, then angled northward on Emmitsburg Road.
Federal cannon bombarded Rebel forces crossing the Rose Farm
toward the Wheatfield until about 6:30 PM, when Confederate
attacks overran this position and threatened the entire Union flank
in the heaviest fighting of the battle.

Plum Run While fighting raged to the south at the Wheatfield
and Little Round Top, retreating Union soldiers crossed this
ground on their way from the Peach Orchard to Cemetery Ridge.
As the water ran red due to the number of wounded an dead, it
was nicknamed “Bloody Run.” Wounded and dead soldiers lay in
the area through the battle. The rain on July 4 caused the banks to
overflow and wounded, who were unable to move, drowned.