The Battle of Gettysburg

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1. Wikipedia: The Battle of Gettysburg
2. Official Site: The Battle of Gettysburg
3. Official Site: Gettysburg National Military Park
4. Official Site: Annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment
5. American Civil War Homepage: The Battle of Gettysburg Official Records
6. U.S. Army: The Battle of Gettysburg  
7. The Brothers War: The Battle of Gettysburg Map  

The Battle of Gettysburg Records and Personal Accounts

• American Civil War Homepage: The Battle of Gettysburg Official Records and Battle Descriptions
• The Smithsonian Institution: Diary of Mary Henry, Battle of Gettysburg
• PBS: The Civil War  
• The History Place: The Battle of Gettysburg Overview
• The Brothers War: The Battle of Gettysburg Map

The Battle of Gettysburg Central Figures

• Major General George Gordon Meade
• General Robert E. Lee
• Major General George Edward Pickett

The Battle of Gettysburg Images and Media

• Google Image Search: The Battle of Gettysburg - Robert E. Lee
• Yahoo! Image Search: The Battle of Gettysburg
• The History Place: The Battle of Gettysburg Photos
• U. S. Civil War Photographs: Robert E. Lee

The Battle of Gettysburg Books and DVDs

• Amazon.com: The Battle of Gettysburg Books and DVDs
• Google Product Search: The Battle of Gettysburg Merchandise
• The History Channel: The Civil War: Gettysburg DVD
• PBS: Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue & Gray DVD - The Civil War Box Set
• The Franklin Mint: Robert E. Lee Bowie Knife - Robert E. Lee Pocket Watch

The Battle of Gettysburg Blogs and Message Boards

• Gettysburg ACW Blog: The Battle of Gettysburg Posts 
• History of the World Blog The Battle of Gettysburg Posts
• Official Blog: Shriver House Museum (Gettysburg PA)

The Battle of Gettysburg Timeline

• Wednesday, July 1st
  • 8:00a: Confederate troops run into a Union cavalry on the way back to Gettysburg
  • 2:30p: General Robert E. Lee arrives
  • 4:00p: Major General Winfield Scott Hancock arrives
  • 9:30p: Major General George G. Meade orders Union troops to converge on Gettysburg

• Thursday, July 2nd
  • 9:00a: General Lee orders Lieutenant General James Longstreet to attack the left Union lines
  • 3:00p: Battle at The Peach Orchard, Devil's Den, The Wheat Field and Little Round Top
  • 4:00p: General Meade orders Union troops to Little Round Top
  • 7:00p: Lieutenant General Richard Stoddert Ewell attacks the Union lines

• Friday, July 3rd
  • 3:45a: Union cannons pound Confederate forces at Culp's Hill
  • 8:00a: Confederates attack Union forces at Culp's Hill for three hours
  • 1:07p: Confederate forces open fire on Union forces at Cemetery Ridge
  • 3:00p: Pickett's Charge
  • 4:00p: Confederate forces flee

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