Which farm area was central to the East Cavalry Field fighting on July 3?

The Rummel farm was central to the East Cavalry Field fighting on July 3, 1863.

The farm, associated with John Rummel, lay near the Union cavalry positions east of Gettysburg. Confederate cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart tried to break through the Union screen and reach the Federal rear, a move intended to support or exploit the Confederate infantry assault on Cemetery Ridge.

Fitzhugh Lee’s Confederate troopers pushed through the farm area and scattered part of the Union skirmish line. Union cavalry under Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer counterattacked, producing close-range fighting along the fences. Custer’s famous cry, “Come on, you Wolverines!”, became associated with this phase of the battle.

The Rummel farm is easy to confuse with other Gettysburg landmarks, including Trostle farm, Rose farm, and Codori farm, which were connected with different parts of the campaign or battlefield. The East Cavalry Field action was tactically inconclusive, but it prevented Stuart from turning the Union flank and entering the Federal rear.