Day One of the Battle of Gettysburg: The Clash That Changed the Civil War
On the morning of July 1, 1863, the sleepy market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, became the unlikely focal point of the American Civil War. This is the story of Day One of the Battle of Gettysburg, a chaotic and decisive twenty-four hours that would determine the fate of the Union and the Confederacy. Which means what began as a search for shoes and supplies by Confederate soldiers rapidly escalated into the largest engagement the Western Hemisphere had ever witnessed. The events of that single day transformed a random encounter into a strategic masterpiece for the North, setting the stage for the three-day conflict that followed Nothing fancy..
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The Prelude: Armies Converge
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