Gettysburg

July 1-3, 1863

Gettysburg Campaign

Main Eastern Theater

Pennsylvania

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UNION COMMANDER(S)

George Gordon Meade

CONFEDERATE COMMANDER(S)

Robert E. Lee

[UNION REGIMENTS & BATTERIES] [CONFEDERATE REGIMENTS & BATTERIES]

VICTORY DESCRIPTION

The Union "remained in undisturbed possession of the field, the enemy leaving many of their wounded and most of their dead unburied"

Fox's Regimental Losses

BATTLE HISTORY

Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated his full strength against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac at the crossroads county seat of Gettysburg. On July 1, Confederate forces converged on the town from west and north, driving Union defenders back through the streets to Cemetery Hill. During the night, reinforcements arrived for both sides. On July 2, Lee attempted to envelop the Federals, first striking the Union left flank at the Peach Orchard, Wheatfield, Devil’s Den, and the Round Tops with Longstreet’s and Hill’s divisions, and then attacking the Union right at Culp’s and East Cemetery Hills with Ewell’s divisions. By evening, the Federals retained Little Round Top and had repulsed most of Ewell’s men. During the morning of July 3, the Confederate infantry were driven from their last toe-hold on Culp’s Hill. In the afternoon, after a preliminary artillery bombardment, Lee attacked the Union center on Cemetery Ridge. The Pickett-Pettigrew assault (more popularly, Pickett’s Charge) momentarily pierced the Union line but was driven back with severe casualties. Stuart’s cavalry attempted to gain the Union rear but was repulsed. On July 4, Lee began withdrawing his army toward Williamsport on the Potomac River. His train of wounded stretched more than fourteen miles.

National Park Service

GENERALS KILLED

Lewis Addison Armistead Mortally Wounded

William Barksdale Mortally Wounded

Elon J. Farnsworth Killed in Action

Richard B. Garnett Killed in Action

William Dorsey Pender Mortally Wounded

John F. Reynolds Killed in Action

Paul J. Semmes Mortally Wounded

Strong Vincent Mortally Wounded

Stephen H. Weed Killed in Action

LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED OR MORTALLY WOUNDED

LOSSES

UNION

KILLED	WOUNDED	MISSING/ CAPTURED	TOTAL	SOURCE
3,070	14,497	5,434	23,001	Fox's Regimental Losses
			23,000	National Park Service

CONFEDERATE

KILLED	WOUNDED	MISSING/ CAPTURED	TOTAL	SOURCE
2,592	12,706	5,150	20,448	Fox's Regimental Losses
			28,000	National Park Service

AWARDS & HONORS

Chesley Alderman Roll of Honor

Nathaniel M. Allen Congressional Medal of Honor

Luther J. Copeland Roll of Honor

Henry F. Daniel Roll of Honor

Joseph H. De Castro Congressional Medal of Honor

Benjamin F. Falls Congressional Medal of Honor

Joseph A. Hough Roll of Honor

Benjamin H. Jellison Congressional Medal of Honor

James W. Mann Roll of Honor

Jesse McCullar Roll of Honor

Thomas J. Michael Roll of Honor

P. B. Millican Roll of Honor

John Mills Roll of Honor

Edmund Rice Congressional Medal of Honor

John H. Robinson Congressional Medal of Honor

Alexander S. Webb Congressional Medal of Honor

REFERENCES

*Civil War Regiments from Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, 1861-1865 18, 20, 48, 54, 55, 62, 63, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 98, 105, 106, 109
*Civil War Regiments from Indiana, 1861-1865 39, 48, 54, 55, 62, 80
*Civil War Regiments from Maine, 1861-1865 2, 23, 32, 33, 34, 41, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 64, 70, 72, 73
*Civil War Regiments from Massachusetts, 1861-1865 30, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 58, 61, 62, 66, 69, 94, 103, 116, 118, 120, 123
*Civil War Regiments from Michigan, 1861-1865 1, 15, 16, 27, 30, 32, 34, 37, 50, 60, 72, 82, 84, 98
*Civil War Regiments from New Jersey, 1861-1865 28, 35, 36, 38, 48, 50, 52, 55, 59, 82, 84, 86
*Civil War Regiments from Ohio, 1861-1865 28, 45, 55, 57, 61, 63, 100, 105, 130, 153, 171, 181, 184, 191, 212, 226, 260
*Civil War Regiments from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 41, 42, 48, 50, 51, 52, 62, 82, 106, 113, 118, 121, 140, 142
*Confederate Military History of Kentucky 137
*Confederate Military History of Mississippi 80, 123, 124, 158
*Confederate Military History of North Carolina 13, 42, 64, 65, 131, 133, 134, 136, 142, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 189, 230, 231

READINGS

"...if tomorrow night finds me dead..." The Life of General Samuel K. Zook (Army of the Potomac) A. M. Gambone

10 Incredible Mistakes at Gettysburg: A Review of the Battle and How Blunders by Generals Shaped the Outcome Mullen, Harris

151st Pennsylvania Volunteers at Gettysburg, The: Like Ripe Apples in a Storm Dreese, Michael A. and Timothy H. Smith

35 Days to Gettysburg: The Campaign Diaries of Two American Enemies Nesbitt, Mark

3rd corps at Gettysburg, The; the 4th Maine in the "Devil's Den" Doak, J. E.

72 Days at Gettysburg: Organization of the Tenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry & Assignment to the Town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (December 1861 to March 1862) Rummel, George A., III

75th Reunion at Gettysburg My Interviews with the Veterans Earp, Charles Albert

A Concise Guide to the Artillery at Gettysburg Coco, Gregory A.

A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, The Aftermath of a Battle Gregory A. Coco

Artillery of Gettysburg, The Gottfried, Bradley M.

Battle Between the Farm Lanes, The: Hancock Saves the Union Center: Gettysburg July 2, 1863 Shultz, David L. & David F. Wieck