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Gettysburg Day 1 - Passing Into Legend And ... The division was only lightly engaged at Chancellorsville and 22nd New Jersey's position did not even appear on the day by day maps that the Park ...
A fateful meeting A commercial map published in Philadelphia soon after the battle—waged from Wednesday, July 1, through Friday, July 3—shows the convergence at Gettysburg of General Meade’s ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James ...
We had noticed traffic conditions approaching gridlock during our "march", so rather than take the shuttle, we decided to walk across town to the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Decision 1 of 4 Result: Significant Confederate Victory General Ewell's Second Corps slams into the Union forces' northern flank, sending them reeling back through the town of Gettysburg.
On July 1, 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces approached Gettysburg from the north and west in a bid to crush the Army of the Potomac as Union troops scrambled north.
On July 1, Gen. George Reynolds arrived with the First Corps to assist Buford. Reynolds opened the battle but was struck by a bullet and killed before noon. His death set the tone for the day.
The Sunday Patriot-News produced a special section in June 1963 to commemorate the centennial of the Battle of Gettysburg.Reporter James W. Brann compiled first-person accounts of the battle.