Hell & High Water water

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The high water mark

Picketts Charge
On the morning of July 3, the Confederacy was repulsed from Culps Hill. Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered an artillary bombardment of the Union center and an assault led by Maj. Gen. George Pickett. Brig. Gen. James Pettigrew momentarily would penetrate the Union line, causing severe casualties. History would refer to it as Picketts Charge.
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Picketts charge A.P. Hill detail

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Pickett McLaws LONGSTREET Hood

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Sickles Sykes Sedgwick

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Kilpatricks Cavalry

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26 NC C 47 NC C 52 NC

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38 NC 13 NC

126 NY 8 OH

SHERRILL
108 NY
Woods

3 NC 34 C 22 NC N 16 NC
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5A AL bt. 7T TN N
Retreating troops

111 11 11 NY 12 2 NJ 1 DE

14 TN T 13 AL L 1 TN

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125 1 25 NY 2

Leister house

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Gen Meades Mea Gen. headquarters

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Spanglers Woods Retreating troops

High water mark

72 PA 7 106 10 06 PA

WEBB

69 PA

PICKETT
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38 VA 3
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42 NY 4 19 9 NY 7 MI 16 6M ME

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59 NY
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57 VA

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18 VA
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143 PA
Hummelbaugh house

8 VA

Rogers house

STANNARD
3 VA 14 4 VT

DOUBLEDAY

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7 VA 1V VA

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2 FL 8 FL 5 FL
Klingle house Orchard

11 VA A

24 VA 14 AL 1 L
WIL COX

1. At 3 p.m. Lt. Gen. Longstreet reluctantly ordered the attack he believed would fail. Nine Confederate brigades began marching over an open eld in a line measuring nearly a mile long. The 1,400-yard march took 15 minutes over fences past Emmittsburg Road and condensed Southern forces to the length of half a mile. 2. At 3:30 p.m. Union and Confederate forces clashed in a mingled mass, from 15 to 30 deep, wrote a Confederate officer. The large group of Southerners became walking targets for Union soldiers. Their momentum was stopped by intense re, causing heavy casualties that dwindled forces. 3. At 3:50 pm wounded Confederate soldiers individually returned, broken from their regiments. More than 5,600 Confederates, equaling 50 percent, were casualties. Union forces reported 1,500 casualties.
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July 3, 1863

8 AL

11 A AL

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10 AL 8 AL

LONGSTREET

at 2 p.m. with thunderstorms visible at 6 p.m.

Sources: Civil War Trust, Gettysburg National Military Park

Weikert house

Woods

CALDWELL
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Regiments raised in Berks County that fought at the Battle of Gettysburg

46th Pa. Infantry, 12th Corps, 1st Division, 1st Brigade
Fought at Culps Hill, and between Meades headquarters and the front line at Picketts Charge.

74th Pa. Infantry, 11th Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade

Known as the German Regiment. Fought north of town and on July 1 and at Cemetery Hill on July 2-3.

83rd Pa. Infantry, 5th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade

Defended Little Round Top on July 2 and also assisted in overtaking Big Round Top.

88th Pa. Infantry, 1st Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

Captured two battle ags, fought at Oak Ridge and at Zieglers Grove.

93rd Pa. Infantry, 6th Corps, 3rd Division, 3rd Brigade

Held off the enemy at Little Round Top and later fought at Wheateld Road until the end of battle.

151st Pa. Infantry, 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade

Fought at McPhersons Woods, then held at Cemetery Hill and fought at Picketts Charge.

1st Pa. Cavalry, Army hq. Co. H, 6th Corps hq.

Held in reserve by Gen. Meade behind artillery at Picketts Charge.

2nd Pa. Cavalry, 1st Division, Cos. E and I Reserve Brigade

Held position behind the front line at Picketts Charge and retained prisoners.

6th Pa. Cavalry, 1st Division, Cos. E and I Reserve Brigade

Rushs Lancers were in position along Emmitsburg Road one mile south of Picketts Charge.
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