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General Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant General James Longstreet, who are located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania receive word of the Potomac troops heading into Pennsylvania.
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Brigades from John Buford's Union Division enter Gettysburg and calls for back up to General John Reynolds in Maryland.
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The first shots were fired at 7:30 am. Later on Reynolds is killed when he is shot in the head. The confederates appear to have won...
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The Rebel Army has arrived. After hours of fighting, Confederates take the Rose farm, the Peach Orchard, the Wheatfield, Trostle farm, and Devil’s Den. However, General Sickle's lost a leg during battle. When night hits, the Union men charge with their bayonets.
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Culp's Hill attack is renewed by the Union and the fight continues for nearly 7 hours. Jenny Wade was shot and killed being the only civilian killed within battle*
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The troops leave Gettysburg.
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Abraham Lincoln delivers his famous Gettysburg Address at the cemetery that houses the fallen union soldiers.