1. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863
June 30
- Confederate A.P Hill heads towards Gettysburg in search of shoes
Spots the Union cavalry led by John Buford outside of the town
Hill withdrew his men

2. Wednesday, July 1 (Day One)
8am
- Two divisions of Confederates head back to Gettysburg
Events quickly escalate
Lee rushes 25,000 troops to the scene
Union had less than 20,000 men

3. Wednesday, July 1 (Day One)
10am
John Reynolds and his infantry arrive at MacPherson’s ridge
Reynolds is killed by a rebel sniper

4. Wednesday, July 1 (Day One)
2:30pm
General Lee arrives
Union forces retreat through Gettysburg

5. Wednesday, July 1 (Day One)
5:00pm
- Confederates win on day 1, but do not pursue the Union army (Cemetery Hill)

6. Thursday, July 2
12:00am
Union forces badly beaten, but control the high ground
New Union commander- General Meade
He arrives with reinforcements and creates a fish hook from Culp’s Hill to Cemetery Ridge

7. Thursday, July 2 (Day Two)
9:00am
Lee orders a simultaneous attack on both the right and left flanks by Gen. Longstreet and Gen. Ewell
- Lee hopes Meade shifts troops to defend the attack

8. Thursday, July 2 (Day Two)
11:00am
- Longstreet fails to attack until 4pm giving the Union a chance to strengthen its position

9. Thursday, July 2 (Day Two)
3:00pm
- Union General Sickles “against orders” advances a 1/2 mile in front of the main line into the Peach Orchard

10. Thursday, July 2 (Day Two)
4:00pm
Longstreet attacks Sickles line which extends from Devil’s Den to the Peach Orchard
Union forces lose Devil’s Den, but maintained control of Little Round Top
Over 6,000 men are killed at Wheatfield during the battle (Sickles is wounded but encourages his men to fight on)

11. Day 2 – Little Round Top Union saviors on day two?
Brig. General G. K. Warren
Brig. General Strong Vincent
Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Where? Little Round Top

12. Thursday, July 2 (Day Two)
7:00pm
General Ewell attacks the Union forces at Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill
The Union maintain the ground from Cemetery Ridge to Big Round Top

13. Thursday, July 2 (Day Two)
10pm
Lee’s Day 3 strategy-
- Attack the center of the Union line (Pickett’s Charge) at Cemetery Ridge
- General Stuart (calvary) will attack from behind, hoping that the Union would collapse and surrender

14. Friday, July 3 (Day Three)
1:00pm
140 Confederate cannons fire on the center of the Union position
Cannon fire almost completely misses Union forces
2:45 PM
Union guns slow in order to trick Confederates

15. Friday, July 3 (Day Three)
3:00pm
Lewis Armistead- Led the charge (killed at the High Water mark)
14,000 Confederates move forward towards the Union (Pickett’s Charge)
General Winfield Scott Hancock-
In command of the center of the Union line
Union artillery (canister), followed by muskets, cut the Confederate army to pieces
High Water Mark – Area were one small Confederate force broke the Union line, but was overwhelmed

16. Friday, July 3 (Day Three)
4:00pm
- Confederate army begins to retreat leaving behind 7,500 casualties ending Pickett’s Charge
General Stuart’s cavalry was never a factor

17. Friday, July 3 (Day Three)
- Union wins forcing the Confederates to retreat from Gettysburg
General Meade allows Lee to retreat back to Virginia, even though his is being pressured by Lincoln
Total causalities
Confederates - 28,000 out of 75,000
Union - 23,000 out of 88,000