On July 1, 1863, the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Union Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard chose Cemetery Hill to serve as the headquarters for his Eleventh Corps. On July 2nd, Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell to demonstrate against the Union position or attack if the opportunity arose. The Confederate attack began with great success. Hays’ Louisianans used the smoke and cover of darkness to break through the thin Union line manned by the 25th and 75th Ohio. Will the Confederates hold this position or will the Union rush in fresh reinforcments?

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Research provided by the American Battlefield Trust and “Brigades of Gettysburg” by Bradley M. Gottfried

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