Major General Daniel Sickles used the farm as his headquarters after he advanced his Third Army Corps to the line of the Emmitsburg Road on July 2nd. He was wounded in the field to the west of the barn, where a monument now stands.
The Trostles were abruptly forced from their home during the fighting. They left dinner on the table, which was enjoyed by Sickles’ staff. Like many of their neighbors, the Trostles returned to find most of their belongings looted or destroyed.
The 9th Massachusetts Battery fought a desperate last stand on the farm. At least sixteen dead battery horses were in the front yard and over a hundred on the farm. Damage to property and real estate was estimated at $2,500 in a claim filed after the war, but it appears no compensation was ever paid.
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