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  • Army of the Potomac follows Lee, 39;
  • order of march, 40;
  • halts at Frederick, Md., 40;
  • change of commanders, 40;
  • dangerous meddling, 41;
  • effect on the army, 42;
  • its morale, 43, 44;
  • its efficiency, note, 45;
  • in march toward the enemy, 49;
  • diverging while the enemy is concentrating, 52;
  • hard marching, 53;
  • is badly scattered, 53;
  • left wing in a critical position, 54;
  • how posted on June 30, 55;
  • Buford's cavalry engaged at Gettysburg, 62;
  • First Corps gets up to its support, 63;
  • holds the ground till the Eleventh arrives, 68;
  • both are defeated, 76; losses, 77;
  • reasons for defeat, 77;
  • ordered to Gettysburg, 85;
  • Twelfth Corps gets up, 87;
  • also part of Third, 89;
  • other corps, 90;
  • strength of the corps, note, 96;
  • as posted July 2 on Cemetery Ridge, 98;
  • Third Corps movements, 101, et seq.;
  • how this corps was formed to resist Lee's attack, 109;
  • whole of the army up at last, 109;
  • the battle begins, 112;
  • Sickles' whole line is driven in, 124;
  • we hold Little Round Top, 121;
  • portions of the Second and Fifth assist the Third;
  • they have to fall back, 123;
  • other troops compel Longstreet to desist, 125;
  • dispositions for renewing the battle, 133, 134;
  • Culp's Hill attacked, 135;
  • Ewell driven out, 136;
  • sustains a terrific cannonade, 137, 138, 139;
  • lines as formed to resist charge of July 3, 140;
  • the assault repulsed, 143, et seq.;
  • remains inactive, 153;
  • while Lee retreats, 154;
  • marches in pursuit, 154;
  • finds enemy in a strong position, 156; notes, 159;
  • and Lee again slips away, 157;
  • losses during the campaign, 157.
  • Baltimore alarmed, note, 45.
  • Baltimore Pike, cutting the Union lines, 99.
  • Battlefield Memorial Association, note, 21.
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  • orders all corps to Gettysburg, 51;
  • steals a march on Meade, 53;
  • at Gettysburg, 81;
  • decides to attack, 91;
  • Longstreet to turn Union left, 94;
  • the plan in detail, 105, 106;
  • determines to renew the battle, 133;
  • reinforces Ewell, 133;
  • orders Longstreet to assault Cemetery Ridge, 134;
  • sends off his wounded, 153;
  • follows with his army, 154;
  • gets to the Potomac before he can be intercepted, 156;
  • and crosses to Virginia safely, 157.
  • Little Round Top, its position and appearance, 19; note, 22;
  • Hancock causes its occupation, 88;
  • is abandoned, 98;
  • is about to fall into the enemy's hands, 115;
  • troops brought up to it, 119, 120;
  • conflict for its possession, 120, 121;
  • Union troops remain masters, 121.
  • Longstreet, James, opposes Lee's purpose, 91;
  • is ordered to begin the attack of July 2, 105;
  • gets into position, 106;
  • as a fighter, 106, 107;
  • method of attacking Sickles, 114, 115;
  • is successful here, but halts before the main position, 125.
  • Lutheran Church a hospital, 22.
  • Lutheran Seminary, its situation, 17;
  • Union troops make a stand there, 77.
  • McLaws, (Lafayette) Confederate division attacks Sickles, July 2, 117.
  • Meade, George G., takes command, 42;
  • his qualifications, 43;
  • divining Lee's intentions, 47, 48;
  • discards Hooker's plan, 48;
  • his own, 49;
  • transfers his base to Westminster, 49;
  • relieves Harrisburg and York, 51;
  • his perplexities, 51;
  • is outmanoeuvred, 53;
  • learns that Lee is moving to the east of South Mountain, 55;
  • but holds his purpose of concentrating at Big Pipe Creek, 57;
  • learns of the defeat at Gettysburg and sends Hancock there with full powers, 70;
  • decides to fight at Gettysburg, 85;
  • though the chances are against him, 90;
  • gets to the field, 94;
  • designs attacking Lee himself, 97;
  • posting his troops, 98;




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