Lee orders Ewell to move to Cashtown…

June 1863 CE

Lee orders Ewell to move to Cashtown or Gettysburg when he learns that the Union Army of the Potomac has a new commander in General Meade.

However, the commander of Meade's advance cavalry, General John Buford, recognizes the strategic importance of Gettysburg as a road center and is prepared to hold this site until reinforcements arrived.

A chance encounter on June 30, between Confederate General Ambrose P. Hill and General Buford, both in search of boots and saddles in Gettysburg, opens a great battle here, where the Union commands defensive positions.

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Gettysburg Adams Pennsylvania United States View →

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A. P. Hill View → George Gordon Meade View → John Buford View → Richard Stoddert Ewell View → Robert E. Lee View →

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Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Eastern Theater of the American Civil War View → Gettysburg, Battle of View → Gettysburg Campaign View →

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