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In Pennsylvania, the Confederate Second Corps begins to pull back to concentrate on Gettysburg |
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The leading First Corps of the Army of the Potomac camps four miles west of Gettysburg |
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North Carolina cavalry leader experiences an undignified capture in the streets of Hanover |
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Heavy fighting with Union cavalry at Hanover, Pennsylvania again delays Stuart's Confederate cavalry |
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In Louisiana, Confederate raiders capture a convalescing Union general outside Port Hudson |
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The final action in the defense of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania takes place at Sporting Hill |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Government counts only eighteen veterans remaining from the Revolutionary War |
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British government reports a recent nationwide increase in measles and scarlet fever |
| Slavery/Abolition |
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The Netherlands abolishes African slavery in the Dutch West Indies |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The War Department decides that Generals Fremont and McClellan outrank General Benjamin Butler |
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At dawn, the last Confederate occupiers of Carlisle, Pennsylvania leave the town |
| Science/Technology |
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Central Pennsylvania has fifteen hours of daylight today and a Full Moon |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Major General W.F. Smith's Union troops arrive in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to an enthusiastic welcome |
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Shells from General J.E.B. Stuart's horse artillery rain down on Carlisle in an evening bombardment |
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Battle of Gettysburg |
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John Burns, 69 year-old War of 1812 veteran, picks up his flintlock and joins the Iron Brigade |
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General John Reynolds killed in action within two hours of battle commencing at Gettysburg |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Attack of Confederate infantry on dismounted Union cavalry begins the collision of armies at Gettysburg |
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Volunteer Philadelphia Artillery battery, full of distinguished Philadelphians, goes into action at Carlisle |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Stuart's cavalrymen destroy the U.S. Army's Cavalry School at Carlisle Barracks |
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After midnight outside Carlisle, General J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry is ordered to concentrate on Gettysburg |
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At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg |
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At Gettysburg, V Corps troops hold, just, the threatened right flank of the Union line at Little Round Top |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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William Miller of Cumberland County disobeys orders and wins the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In the town of Gettysburg, 20-year-old Jennie Wade is killed instantly, hit with a stray Confederate bullet |
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At Gettysburg, Maryland neighbors meet in heavy combat on Culp's Hill |
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Lee's attack on the Union center ends with the failure of Pickett's Charge |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Short but severe earthquake strikes Manila in the Philippines, killing hundreds |
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After forty-seven days of intense siege, Vicksburg surrenders to Grant's Army of the Tennessee |
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In torrential rain, the Army of Northern Virginia begins its retreat from Pennsylvania |
