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John Buford

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Slows down confederates, union maintains the hills.

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Confederate General Ewell

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Takes over for Stonewall - fails to capture cemetery hill

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(Conf.) general Longstreet

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Leads the attack to capture little and big right top

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Fierce fighting in areas

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Peach orchard
Devils den
Wheatfield
Slaughter pen

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1st Minnesota

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Stop the confederate advance 215 out of 262 dead.

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Marshall Sherman

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Captured a flag from the 28th Virginia during Pickett’s charge

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General Hancock

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“There are times when a corps commanders life does not matter”

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July 1863

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1st-3rd PA

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They went to Gettysburg because

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They heard that there were shoes there

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North came from the south

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South came from the north

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28th Virginia flag was captured on

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The 3rd day

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Private Sherman

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Congestional Medal of Honor

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General Hancock orders charge

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General Sickells goes in front

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Confederates reach

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The angle

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Union yells

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“Fredericksburg”

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Lee says

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“It’s all my fault”

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Pickett quotes

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“General Lee I have no division.”

“Up men and to your posts. Today let no man forget he is from old Virginia.”

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Little Round Top

Cemetery hill

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Big round top

Culp’s hill

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Lee brings the war north to end it he also

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Needs supplies

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Copperheads

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People who want the war to end

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Confederate Calvary leader

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Jen Stuart

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Union Calvary leader

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Buford

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Union Soldiers 85,000

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Confederate soldiers 70,000

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Confederate leader

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Lee

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Union leader

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Meade

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Jeb Stuart

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Confederate Calvary leader that was supposed to find the union and report back but failed

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