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The Gettysburg Campaign
Civil War Encyclopedia >> Campaigns
| May 14, 1863 May 18, 1863 |
General Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and the Confederate Cabinet meet to discuss the "Summer Strategy" for 1863. | |
| May 30, 1863 | Robert E. Lee completes the restructuring of the Army of Northern Virginia, creating three corps under James Longstreet, Dick Ewell and A. P. Hill. | |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| June 9, 1863 | Battle of Brandy Station
Largest cavalry battle on American soil pitted Alfred Pleasonton [US] against Jeb Stuart [CS]. |
Virginia |
| J. E. B. Stuart | ||
| June 13, 1863 June 15, 1863 |
Battle of Winchester
Ordered to withdraw because of the approach of the Army of Northern Virginia, Major General Robert Milroy [US] tried to hold his position in Winchester. By afternoon on the 14th, he realized his mistake and decided to withdraw that evening. Dick Ewell [CS] ordered a division to camp north of the town to prevent such a move and Milroy found himself trapped. Confederates captured or killed the 6000 men in the city. |
Virginia |
| Richard Ewell | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| June 23, 1863 | Forward units of the Army of Northern Virginia begin crossing the Potomac River into Maryland northwest of Harper's Ferry | |
| June 26, 1863 | General Jubal Early [CS] passes through Gettysburg on his way to York. | Pennsylvania |
| Battle of Gettysburg | ||
| June 28, 1863 | George Meade [US] assumes command of the Army of the Potomac, replacing Joe Hooker. | |
| George Meade | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| Battle of Gettysburg | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| June 28, 1863 | Jubal Early seizes York, Pennsylvania | |
| June 30, 1863 | Army of Northern Virginia Major General Henry Heth orders a brigade under James J. Pettigrew to march to Gettysburg to investigate reports of a large quantity of footwear in the city. | |
| June 30, 1863 | Advanced units (2 brigades under Buford) of the Army of the Potomac occupy Gettysburg. | |
| July 1, 1863 July 3, 1863 |
Battle of Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee [CS] advances into Pennsylvania where he meets George Meade [US]. First battling north of the city, by the second day Union forces had retreated south, forming a strong line as men arrived almost continuously. On the third day, the infamous Pickett's Charge marked the end of the Confederates hope for a victory The bloodiest three days in American history |
Pennsylvania |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| George Meade | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| J. E. B. Stuart | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Winfield Scott Hancock | ||
| George Armstrong Custer | ||
| Battle of Gettysburg | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| George Pickett | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Early action at Herbst Woods | ||
| James Archer | ||
| George Armstrong Custer |
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