| Day By Day
The Battle of
Gettysburg began July 1, 1863 when Confederate Troops
started attacking Union Cavalry
(that were on McPherson Ridge –
West of Gettysburg).
The Union drove the Confederates
back, but then were themselves
driven back by reinforcement Confederates.
 (
Cemetery Hill [night] )
Union troops gathered on Cemetery
Hill [pictured above and middle( after
the capture of thousands of their
men )], and Union troops kept their defenses
up with much effort through the
night, while most of General Meade’s army arrived
and took their places.
 (
Cemetery Hill [day] )
On July 2, Lee tried
an attack on the Union flanks, but he did not prevail.
The Union troops held their ground,
and they would NOT let the Confederates
get through.
 (
Gettysburg Field )
July 3, 1863 – General
Lee decided to attack the center of the Union Soldiers on
Cemetery Hill. This didn’t
help anything either. And following Picket’s Charge, which
resulted in the most casualties
in any single assault during the civil war (Pickett lost
10,000 men in less than 1 hour.),
the Union eventually prevailed and Lee retreated
on July 4. |
Above (centered):
Confederate Troops and Union Troops
collide in a ferocious battle; bullets
raging, bodies dropping, and commands being ordered. |
