| July
1, 1863 |
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McPherson's
Ridge
The battle begins along the
Chambersburg Pike |
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Willoughby
Run
General Archer’s Confederates meet
the Iron Brigade |
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The
Railroad Cut
The fight for the colors of the
Second Mississippi
|
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Oak
Hill
Confederate reinforcements arrive
from the north |
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Barlow's
Knoll
Union First breaks down
from right to left |
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Seminary
Ridge
Union First Corp makes final stand
before retreating through town |
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Cemetery
Hill
Union troops reorganize on high ground
south of town
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| July
2, 1863 |
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Little
Round Top
Confederate attack on Union left repulsed
at the point of a bayonet |
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Devil’s
Den
Fighting intensifies as combat goes hand to hand amongst the
rocks |
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The
Wheatfield
One of the fiercest fights of the war leaves
6,000 dead and wounded among the wheat |
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The
Peach Orchard
Barksdale’s Confederates smash into the
exposed Union line |
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Emmitsburg
Road Ridge
Confederates momentarily breach Union line
on Cemetery Ridge |
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Culp’s
Hill
Desperate evening attack against Union right flank foiled
by breastworks |
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East
Cemetery Hill
Louisiana Tigers end second day’s fighting with rare
night attack against Union cannons |
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| July
3, 1863 |
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Spangler’s
Spring
Early morning Union attack is longest
sustained action at Gettysburg |
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East
Cavalry Battlefield
Jeb Stuart’s Confederate cavalry meets
General George Armstrong Custer |
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South
Cavalry Battlefield
Ill fated Union cavalry charge against
Confederate right flank |
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Point
Of Woods
Confederates array for attack as
cannonade precedes epic charge |
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Emmitsburg
Road
Blood pools by roadside fences as Union cannons fire on Pickett’s
stalled men |
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The
Angle
Pickett’s charge culminates
at the bloody Angle |
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Soldier’s
National Cemetery
Final resting place of 3,512 Union dead
dedicated by Abraham Lincoln |
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