The second day at Gettysburg was the bloodiest of the three-day battle--over half of the casualties happened on 2 July. On the Union right, at about 6:30 PM, Brigadier General George E. Steuart's brigade from II Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, began an assault on Culp's Hill, defended by Brigadier General Solomon Meredith's Iron Brigade from I Corps and Brigadier General George Greene's brigade from XII Corps. As the battle progressed, reinforcements arrived from XI Corps and from II Corps, and at this time Major General Jubal Early's troops began their assault on Cemetery Hill.
Above is a photograph of the main gate of Evergreen Cemetery taken shortly after the Battle of Getysburg.
Using the links below, you can learn something about this part of the Battle of Gettysburg and the men who led the troops taking part in it.
BATTLE LINKS
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O. O. Howard |
Civil War Monument Project
The Artillery at Gettysburg
See the National Tower fall
See a map of the battle lines
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Peter Schwartz's HomePage |
Go to the VMI Civil War Archives |
Go to the American Civil War Homepage |
Gettysburg: Unofficial Guide |
Visit Sharpsburg/Antietam |
Little Round Top |
Gettysburg Nat'l Park |
Interested in military history? Check my Zulu War HomePage. http://schwartz.eng.auburn.edu/ACW/cch.html
