Battle of Gettysburg

Some of the artillery used in the battle was the howitzer and napoleon guns, which were made of bronze and could fire up to about a mile. Another was the Parrot rifle, which was made of cast iron and could fire about a mile and a half. The last kind of gun was the three-inch ordnance rifle. This rifle was the strongest for its weight than any other gun. It was made of wrought iron and extremely light weighted. It could fire as effectively as the parrot rifle.

Then, on July first 1863, around eight are the confederates approached Gettysburg along Chambers Pike. They were expecting very minimal resistance. A little while later the Union army met up with them. After heavy fighting the union army was forced to retreat. They retreated to a place called Cemetery Hill. By late afternoon Cemetery Hill had nearly 9,000 men and 40 guns. The confedera

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When darkness had fell the two armies had ceased fire. Pickett's plan was to conduct a massive artillery barrage along the Union line. The Confederates decided that the charge should proceed. Both the confederates as well as the Union forces had planned to attack early in the morning. He talked with General Pickett about a plan. If any time had come, this was the time to attack. "

Many different estimates exist on the number of casualties inflicted during the battle of Gettysburg, but these are the most common estimates. Shortly after the barrage the confederates renewed their attack against the Union defenders. Pickett lost nearly 3,000 men (over half) of his Division. They kept firing for about an hour and a half.

On July second General Meade arrived. He saw all of the men at Cemetery Hill and decided to wait until tomorrow to attack them. The Confederate line would stretch for over a mile. Pickett then replied, "General Lee, I have no division now.

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