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Summary of Day 3 (July 3 rd , 1863) from the Northern Perspective Christopher Ball 4/23/13

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. Summary of Day 3 (July 3 rd , 1863) from the Northern Perspective Christopher Ball 4/23/13. SETTING. July 3 rd , 1863 (Day 3) Gettysburg, PA Seminary Ridge Cemetery Hill Little Round Top Culp’s Hill Rummel Farm Hanover Cress Ridge. www.pbs.org. PARTICIPANTS.

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Summary of Day 3 (July 3 rd , 1863) from the Northern Perspective Christopher Ball 4/23/13

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  1. BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Summary of Day 3 (July 3rd, 1863) from the Northern Perspective Christopher Ball 4/23/13

  2. SETTING • July 3rd, 1863 (Day 3) • Gettysburg, PA • Seminary Ridge • Cemetery Hill • Little Round Top • Culp’s Hill • Rummel Farm • Hanover • Cress Ridge www.pbs.org

  3. PARTICIPANTS TROOPS: 82,000 troops 3,155 killed 14,329 wounded 5,365 missing • Gen. George Meade • BG Henry J. Hunt • BG Judson Kilzpatrick • BG Elon Farnsworth • BG McGregg • LtC Franklin Sawyer • I, VI, XI Corps • 8th Ohio Regiment • Gen. Hays • BG George J. Stannard • 1st NY Battery • 71st PA • 69th PA • BG George Custer • 1st Michigan • 3rd Pennsylvania • BG Gregg • 7th Michigan • Col. Devereux • 19th MA • 42nd NY • General Webb • 72nd PA www.nationalgeographicstock.com

  4. STRATEGY (Pickett’s Charge) • Confederates planned to unleash artillery barrage, focus on center • Barrage began at 1 PM, both inflicted damage on each other • Confederate troops aimed high, missed, ran out of ammo • Next attack planned 12,000 men to march 1000 yards • Confederates opened fire, started at Seminary Ridge, received Union fire from Cemetery Hill to Little Round Top • Union forces withdrew to exchange batteries, Confederates advanced • Confederate soldiers rearranged, gave Union a better shot • March continued, Confederates devastated by “Angle” of Union soldiers • Pickett lost over half of his army, retreated

  5. STRATEGY (OTHER) KILPATRICK vs. LONGSTREET • Union ordered frontal cavalry assault against Confederates, disastrous STUART vs. GREGG • Both sides met east of Gettysburg • Confederates charged, halted by Union countercharge • Confederate forces arranged into column, vulnerable • Confederates retreated after being cut off, attacked from all sides • Neither side claimed victory

  6. WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT? • Pickett’s charge led to the retreat of Lee’s army on July 4th, 1983. • Never able to recover from losses. www.fungetaways1.com

  7. RESOURCES • N.p. “Battlescape Transcript: The Battle of Gettysburg.” Army.mil.US Army, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. • Williams, Brian. MilitaryHistoryOnline.com. Amazon, 10 Feb. 2007. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. • N.p. “Battle of Gettysburg: Day 3.” US-CivilWar.com. US-Civil War, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2013.

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