The Battle: Day 1
General Lee initially hoped to avoid an engagement at Gettysburg, because there was an unknown amount of forces there
- the Confederate forces were unfamiliar with the terrain around Gettysburg
- there were two Union Corps in the town of Gettysburg that would later be reinforced by more of the Army of the Potomac
- two Confederate Corps were sent into Gettysburg to drive away the Union forces occupying the town
- the Confederate forces were unfamiliar with the terrain around Gettysburg
- there were two Union Corps in the town of Gettysburg that would later be reinforced by more of the Army of the Potomac
- two Confederate Corps were sent into Gettysburg to drive away the Union forces occupying the town
- day one was a Confederate victory, as the Union forces were driven out of the town into the hills in the area to the south
- Union forces were reinforced in the hills south of Gettysburg
- Union losses= 9000
- Confederate losses= 6500
- Union forces were reinforced in the hills south of Gettysburg
- Union losses= 9000
- Confederate losses= 6500