The Battle: Day 2
- General Lee was encouraged by the success of the first day after making the Union forces retreat out of Gettysburg
- he sent a force of 20,000 men led by Longstreet to attack the Army of the Potomac
- the Army of the Potomac deployed in a fishhook formation along the hills and ridges around Gettysburg
- The Union forces were well prepared for the defense
- By the end of the day, the Union army was still lodged in the hills around Gettysburg, and the Confederates had only gained a little bit of ground on them
- he sent a force of 20,000 men led by Longstreet to attack the Army of the Potomac
- the Army of the Potomac deployed in a fishhook formation along the hills and ridges around Gettysburg
- The Union forces were well prepared for the defense
- By the end of the day, the Union army was still lodged in the hills around Gettysburg, and the Confederates had only gained a little bit of ground on them