Timeline gettysburg
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Updated: 3 Nov 2017
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Created byJustin Ames
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June 30, 1863
Union troops prepare to defend the town
of Gettysburg, PA from the rebel forces.2
July 1 1863
Advancing rebel forces overwhelm the
meager forces and chase them out of
Gettysburg to nearby Cemetery Hill.3
July 2 1863
Union troops at little round top, South
of Gettysburg are charged at
by Confederate Forces. Union lines hold.4
July 3 1863
Gen Picket leads 13,000 confederate troops in a
charge at the Union's lines, all fails, less than
half of the participating was able to retreat.5
July 4 1863
The small town of Gettysburg is transformed
into one big Union hospital for the wounded.6
Late August, 1863
The battle fields of Gettysburg are turned into a
memorial cemetery for both Union and
Confederate lives lost in the war.7
November 18 1863
President Lincoln arrives
in Gettysburg, PA.8
November 19 1863
Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the
memorial service held at Soldiers National
Cemetery.
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