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June 31
| A small Union cavalry force enters Gettysburg |
Confederate forces in search of shoes encounters the
Union cavalry at Gettysburg and withdraws |
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July 1
| Confederate forces return to Gettysburg in search
of shoes |
The two armies fight north and west of Gettysburg
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Union forces withdraw to Cemetery Hill, south of Gettysburg
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Confederate forces advance to take Gettysburg and
Seminary Ridge |
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July 2
| Confederate forces attack Little Round Top |
The Union line at Cemetery Ridge is nearly broken
by Confederate forces |
Confederate forces take the base of Culp's Hill |
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July 3
| Union forces retake the base of Culp's Hill |
Both sides fight the longest artillery duel of the
war |
Confederate forces charge at the Union center and
are driven back |
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July 4
| Both sides wait for a counterattack |
Confederate forces retreat |
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