This image was taken from Kimball's Knoll, looking down on the Roulette barn. The treeline running from the left of the image to the barn did not exist at the time of the battle, but generally marks the boundary between a plowed field (this side) and a cornfield (the other side). Roulette's lane runs from the right of the image to the location of the barn. The Clipp farmhouse, which no longer stands, was located along this road; only the foundation remains.
This quiet field saw continuous action throughout the struggle for the Sunken Road from every conceivable direction. All three of French's Brigades - Weber's, Morris's, and Kimball's - all crossed this field on their way toward the Sunken Road. As Richardson's Division arrived on French's left, the bulk of French's Division held their ground here.
Several Confederate counter attacks were launched up Roulette's lane, leading to direct combat here. These attacks reached as far as Roulette's barn, well behind the Union line; these attacks never amounted to anything and were immediately driven back.
Between 12:30 and 1:00, Colonel Cooke's excursion through Mumma's fields reached the aforementioned tree line, forcing the Union line to bend back along Roulette's lane.
Late in the day, the ill-fated attack of the 7th Maine was launched from here.
Somehow, throughout the chaos, the Roulette farm buildings escaped major injury during the battle. Their owner, William Roulette, spent at least part of the battle in his cellar during some of the heaviest fighting. Emerging at one point to see Union troops driving off a Confederate counterattack, he urged the bluecoats to "Give it to them, Drive them!" Today, The Roulette farm and everything visible in this photo is in private hands.