The big one: The battle of

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cemetery supplies in the town of Gettysburg, unaware that Union cavalry ridge but the Union held on was there as well. It was an accidental to these positions after

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ridge peach ground. Both sides called center of the Union line. orchard

seminary ridge for reinforcements. In Pickett’s Charge, wheatfield peach orchard devil’s little the Confederates den round UNION —> wheatfield top devil’s little marched directly into big round confederate —> den round top top heavy Union fire. Rivers ROADS big round top Ra—ilrOAD | | |— July 4: Lee and his army began to retreat back to Virginia. 252 253