Some of the artillery used in the battle was the howitzer and napoleon guns, which were made of bronze and could fire up to about a mile. Another was the Parrot rifle, which was made of cast iron and could fire about a mile and a half. The last kind of gun was the three-inch ordnance rifle. This rifle was the strongest for its weight than any other gun. It was made of wrought iron and extremely light weighted. It could fire as effectively as the parrot rifle.

Then, on July first 1863, around eight are the confederates approached Gettysburg along Chambers Pike. They were expecting very minimal resistance. A little while later the Union army met up with them. After heavy fighting the union army was forced to retreat. They retreated to a place called Cemetery Hill. By late afternoon Cemetery Hill had nearly 9,000 men and 40 guns. The confedera

te General Robert E. Lee arrived around the same time. He saw all of the men at Cemetery Hill and decided to wait until tomorrow to attack them. All in all the confederates won today's battle.

Many different estimates exist on the number of casualties inflicted during the battle of Gettysburg, but these are the most common estimates.

The fighting resumes early as five Union batteries opened fire on the confederate position on Culps Hill. Shortly after the barrage the confederates renewed their attack against the Union defenders. They attacked three times! But each and every one failed to penetrate the Unions front line. Shortly after the three attacks that failed two units who were virtually impregnable reinforced the Union forces. Lee wanted to finish the battle with a decisive encounter. He talked with General Pickett about a plan. Pickett's plan was to conduct a massive artillery barrage along the Union line. This would also be followed by an infantry charge into the Union center. This attack called for nearly one hundred and sixty canons and about twelve thousand men (nine brigades) to march over 1,000 yards across open ground. The Confederate line would stretch for over a mile. Two divisions would comprise of the northern portion of the attack while Pickett's Division would be the southern wing. The attack began with over one hundred Confederate guns opening fire along the Union lines. The Confederate shells tended to land over the Union lines and land amidst the rear (near the wagons and hospitals). In fact, General Meade (the Union General at the time) was forced to relocate his headquarters to Power's Hill. Lee

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