Gettysburg
Gettysburg, the movie, started with the North heading to attack the South. Mr. Harrison saw the North coming and went to tell Longstreet. Longstreet at first did not believe him, but eventually he did. He went to talk to Lee, who told him to go ahead and meet them in Gettysburg. Back with the 20th Maine, run by Chamberlain, he found out that he had to take in 120 men that didn't want to fight. He was told that he could shoot the men if they would not fight. Chamberlain told the men that he would not shoot them and they all had to march whether they were going to fight or not. Chamberlain was also told that he was going to be the first in line at the battle. July 1, 1863, the first day of battle. Lee thinks that since it is a hot day that Meade will be worn out and weary so he wants to him hard and quick that way they can try to even the score. The South are attacking the North. Then one south group, with no shoes, is four miles away from the west. Cornel Gamble got hurt badly during the attack. General Reynolds showed up. He has about 20,000 men that he can get. Carnal Devin is being sent to hold bac
The South have begun to attack using shells. The North are trying to fire back. The South charges the North. They fight. Both Hancock and Armistead got shot. Longstreet wanted to prepare for defense, but he knows that the North is not going to come. Lee is telling the soldiers that it is all his fault. He is telling them that they need to rest and that they will fight another day. The soldiers want to go back and hit again, but Lee says no. He does say that they should have a defense just in case. Pickett's division is totally wiped out. Longstreet is taking three divisions, 15,000 men. Lee thinks that should only be about 5,000 men form the North there, so they have a good chance. Longstreet doesn't think the attack will go and that it will fail. He tells Lee that maybe Hill should be in charge, but Lee wants only Longstreet. The South is a mile away from the North and on there way to attack them. Harrison wants to fight even after Longstreet tells him that he doesn't think his men will make it. The North doesn't think anything will happen today. They say that both sides are to worn out and tried for it to h
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