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| | Battle of Gettysburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which took place in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the largest battle ever conducted in the Western Hemisphere, and is generally considered to be the turning point of the American Civil War. |
 | | The tired Union XI Corps was enroute via forced march from Manchester, Maryland, and Longstreet's third division, commanded by George Pickett, had begun the march from Chambersburg early in the morning. |
 | | Most of the hill's defenders, the Union XII Corps, had been sent to the left to defend against Longstreet's attacks (due to faulty intelligence), and the only portion of the corps remaining on the hill was a brigade of New Yorkers under Brig. |
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