Gettysburg Day Three
July 3rd 1863
Gettysburg day three. July 3, 1863 was the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg. It was Lee’s last chance to break the Union lines. His plan was to charge right through the center of the Union line and split them in two.
During the night both sides were continually reinforced bringing both of their troop strengths back up to where they had been at the beginning of the battle of Gettysburg.
Early in the morning the Union struck first. General Slocum attacked Confederate troops at Culp’s Hill to regain territory lost the previous day. This fight lasted for a good 8 hours finally forcing the Confederates to retreat off of Culp’s Hill.
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