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Monday, June 29, 1863 Ch. 1 The Spy In Chapter 1 in early summer 1863 a southern spy comes in contact with a huge Union force coming towards the Southern forces. The spy knowing very critical information gets on his horse and rushes back towards the Confederate camp at Chambersburg. Along the way he comes to a crossroad, which appeared to have heavy numbers of cavalry pass. He decided to follow the tracks. Along the way he ran into a man who told him they were going towards Gettysburg. The spy went about his way, even though it started to rain, in a faster pace. When he approached camp he was stopped by a southerner that took him to General Longstreet. Longstreet was not asleep yet so the spy better known as Harrison told him about the huge force that was within two days of their position. In return Longstreet took Harrison to General Robert E. Lee, which he told the same information. Lee however did not believe much of which the spy told him. Although he gave the spy food and shelter for the night and told Longstreet to at daybreak to get the troops ready and head off to a town called Gettysburg. Ch. 2 Chamberlain The day before Chamberlain, a Union Colonel, suffered a heatstroke. Do to a four-day trek, covering eighty miles, towards Gettysburg. Awakened with urgent news that another regiment from Maine would be joining their ranks. Chamberlain was a little suspicious, because they were mutineers. When they arrived in formation, Chamberlain sent them to eat while he talked with their spokesperson, Joseph Bucklin, about the problems they experienced. A courier interrupted them with the message that they would be forming at the front of the line and they were ready to head off. Chamberlain gathered his old and new troops together and gave a patriotic speech. Many of the new Maine Company took up arms to fight for American Freedoms as they marched to Gettysburg. Ch. 3 Buford As noon came upon Gettysburg rebel infantry came from the mountain gap. Blue Cavalry spiked with guns and flags came across a deserted Gettysburg. The Union Commander, John Buford, rode up Cemetary Hill to gaze upon flat open ground. Buford sensed that there was more to the Rebel troops than what he saw. He noticed a Union Brigade stopped on the road below. The Commander of that Brigade, Bill Gamble, tracked up the hill. Buford thought he could not hold the Rebels off until the main infantry arrived. To his amazement the Rebel troops withdrew back towards the West. His Brigade moved in to the town to secure it for the time being. Tom Devin, the other Brigade Commander, arrived fearing Rebel forces from the West and North were on their way. Buford set up patrols and sent out a message to John Reynolds for backup. As the sun set Gamble’s Scouts came back with word that the Rebels setup camp three miles West of Gettysburg. Buford not knowing how long he could hold off the Rebels setup his defenses across the road. Later that night more scouts came back and reported that the Rebels forces he saw earlier were not Lee’s, but Hill’s Regiment. Hill’s whole corps was between Gettysburg and Cashtown, with Lee on his way followed by Longstreet and Ewell’s men coming from the North. Concerned, Buford set Calef’s Battery, consisting of six guns, along the West road. Near midnight a Lieutenat came back with Reynolds reply. It read: Hold your ground. I will come in the morning as early as possible. Buford trusted Reynolds word. He thought for sure that Lee’s army would attack at dawn so he posted lead pickets himself, and gave direct orders to his men to shoot and run. Buford quietly went to sleep until dawn would approach. Ch. 4 Longstreet In Longstreet’s camp they were teaching the Englishman, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Lyon Fremantle, to play poker. Along with the Prussian, Scheiber, was annoyed no one could speak German. Longstreet himself was a famed poker player but had not played since his childrens death. G. Moxley Sorrel, Longstreet’s Chief of Staff, arrived from Lee’s headquarters with word that they should be in Gettysburg tomorrow night. There was no word from Jeb Stuart’s Cavalry and Pettigrew thought he saw Union Cavalry in Gettysburg. Soon after Pickett road into camp with his three Brigade Commanders: Garnett, Kemper, and Armistead. They all knew each other for more than twenty years, fighting together in the Mexican War. While Garnett, Kemper, and Armistead were talking with some troops Pickett talked with Longstreet. Pickett was mad because his troops were forming at the back of the line and he thought they should be close to the front. Also he did not like the fact that his troops did not get to fight in some of the battles. Longstreet could do nothing about it though. After Pickett left Longstreet and Armistead got into conversation on anything they could think of. While they were talking Fremantle and Kemper got in an argument over the reason why they were fighting. Longstreet broke it up and sent both on their way. Afterwards Longstreet told Pickett that he sensed a big fight coming up then Pickett went on his way back to his camp. After midnight the spy, Harrison, brought back word that there was Union cavalry in Gettysburg. Harrison then went to Lee’s camp to inform him but he was already asleep. Waiting for word back from Lee, Longstreet fell asleep. Just before dawn the rains came. Buford’s pickets saw the dawn come upon them. A boy from Illinois saw long rows of rebel figures coming towards him. He waited a second then pulled the trigger. Wednesday, July 1, 1863 The First Day Ch. 1 Lee Lee woke up and came out of his tent into a cold rain. The troops were already up and moving out on the road. Stuart still had not come back. Walter Taylor, young major, came to Lee with a message from General Hill. He is going on into Gettysburg to get shoes for his troops. General Pettigrew claimed he saw Union cavalry in Gettysburg. Both Hill and Ewell had replaced Stonewall Jackson. A number of civilians came to Lee complaining about Ewell’s raids on their town’s food supply. Around eight o’clock the rain stopped. Out on the road he could see Longstreet’s men moving up behind Hill’s men. Longstreet rode to Lee’s tent to see what the plan was on the day’s events. Lee meeting Fremantle still thought there was no hope of help from Europe. Lee thought of Longstreet as more than a soldier; more like a defensive genious and a man he could not afford to lose. Both Lee and Longstreet thought Stuart let them down. Longstreet gave the new information, his spy; Harrison had given him about Gettysburg to Lee. Lee started to believe Longstreet’s information due to other information he received. They started moving towards Gettysburg. A few miles down the road they heard what they thought was thunder but turned out to be artillery fire. He left Longstreet and rode towards the sounds of guns. Ch. 2 Buford Just before dawn Buford woke up his troops. The guns began to fire. The first attack only lasted a few minutes, then the second. After the firing stopped he wrote to Reynolds making sure he was coming. Then he heard an eerie noise, the rebels were on the attack and yelling as they came, but it died in massive fire.
Approximate Word count = 5003
Approximate Pages = 20
(250 words per page double spaced)
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