Gettysburg July 2, 1863
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July 2, 1863 brought more confusion and bloodshed to those still
recovering from the first day. By July 2nd, battle lines had formed two
arcs. The largest sections of each army were about a mile apart
and rested on two ridges that ran parallel to one another. The Union
army on Cemetery Ridge were looking in the direction of the
Confederates who occuplied Seminary Ridge. It was not long before
Confederate General Robert E. Lee called for an attack that would hit
the two Union flanks.
James Longstreet's corps hit the Union left and disrupted Union General Daniel Sickles' advance lines located in the Peach Orchard. Longstreet's attacks also turned the Wheatfield into a bloody mess and destroyed the lower area of Little Round Top. Another Confederate General, Richard Ewell, attempted to assault the Union right, which rested on the hills, East Cemetery and Culp's. |
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