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During the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee attempted to capitalize on his first day's accomplishments. His Army of Northern Virginia launched multiple attacks on the flanks of the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade. The assaults were unsuccessful, and resulted ...
On the second day of battle, on July 2, the Union line was laid out in a defensive formation resembling a fishhook. In the late afternoon, Lee launched a heavy assault on the Union's left flank, leading to fierce fighting at Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Devil's Den, and the Peach Orchard.
Six Armies in Tennessee, Steven E. Woodworth Rosecrans's movement of Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas's XIV Corps the previous day put the left flank of the Army of the Cumberland farther north than Bragg expected when he formulated his plans for an attack on September 20. Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden's XXI Corps was concentrated around Lee and Gordon's Mill, which Bragg assumed was the left flank ...
Battle of Antietam Battle of Sharpsburg Part of the American Civil War Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure de Thulstrup Date September 17, 1862 ; 162 years ago (1862-09-17) Location Washington County, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, U.S. 39°28′24″N 77°44′41″W / 39.47333°N 77.74472°W / 39.47333; -77.74472 Result Union victory (see aftermath) Belligerents ...
Battle of Shiloh. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a small, undistinguished church named Shiloh and ...
Speaker Mike Johnson needed to convince former President Donald Trump that a shutdown could hurt their party on Election Day even as Trump was itching for a fight with Democrats over cracking down ...
"Days of our Lives" actor Drake Hogestyn has passed away, one day before what would have been his 71st birthday. The family of the longtime soap star, who had appeared in nearly 4,300 episodes ...
The Second Battle of Mons was a First World War military engagement fought between 9 ... British troops had staged a fighting retreat in the early days of the war ...