Birthdays
James Willis Patterson
Turns 40 on this date
George Rogers Clark Todd
Turns 38 on this date
Robert Augustus Toombs
Turns 53 on this date
Events
| Battles/Soldiers | After midnight outside Carlisle, General J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry is ordered to concentrate on Gettysburg | 07/02/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg | 07/02/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | At Gettysburg, V Corps troops hold, just, the threatened right flank of the Union line at Little Round Top | 07/02/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | Battle of Gettysburg |
07/01/1863 to 07/03/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Louisiana, the Siege of Port Hudson continues |
06/15/1863 to 07/08/1863 |
| Battles/Soldiers | In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues |
05/26/1863 to 07/03/1863 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cincinnati (OH) Gazette, “Excitement in Lancaster,” July 2, 1863 | 07/02/1863 |
| Book | Recollection by Ulysses S. Grant, Siege of Vicksburg, May – July 4, 1863 |
05/25/1863 to 07/04/1863 |
| Book | Recollection in 1864 of the Shelling of Carlisle, July 1, 1863 by George Wood Wingate |
07/01/1863 to 07/04/1863 |