Gettysburg Campaign Events

1863 Jun 9 Battle of Brandy Station - Largest Cavalry Fight
The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest to take place ev...
1863 Jun 13
to 1863 Jun 15
 Second Battle of Winchester
County: Frederick VA, and City of Winchester General Location: Valley Pike (US 11 at Abrams Creek), Apple Pie Ridge and ``Louisiana Heights'' W of town, West Fort, Fort Milroy, and Sta...
1863 Jun 17
to 1863 Jun 19
 Battle of Middleburg
The Battle of Middleburg took place from June 17 to June 19, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E....
1863 Jun 18 Battle of Aldie
Description:Stuart’s cavalry screened the Confederate infantry as it marched north behind the sheltering Blue Ridge. The pursuing Federals of Kilpatrick’s brigade, in the advance of Gregg...
1863 Jun 21 Battle of Upperville
Description: On June 21, Union cavalry made a determined effort to pierce Stuart’s cavalry screen. Hampton’s and Robertson’s brigades made a stand at Goose Creek, west of Middleburg, and ...
1863 Jun 28 Henry Thomas Harrison's Espionage Prompts Battle of Gettysburg
Career as a Confederate spy In November 1861, Harrison was discharged from the Militia and eventually became a spy for CSA Secretary of War, James Seddon. In April 1863, Harrison met J...
1863 Jun 30 Battle of Hanover
Description: Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry, which was riding north to get around the Union army, attacked a Union cavalry regiment, driving it through the streets of Hanover. Brig. ...
1863 Jun 30 Skirmish of Sporting Hill
The Skirmish of Sporting Hill was a relatively small skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, taking place on June 30, 1863, in present day Hampden Township, Pen...
1863 Jul 1 Battle of Carlisle
The Battle of Carlisle was a relatively small, but strategically important skirmish during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War, taking place during the evening of July 1, 18...
1863 Jul 1 Battle Of Gettysburg
"…he can still remember the peaches on the trees across the field, and the corn being knee high, and how hot it was the day they fought." —William Munroe Graves
1863 Jul 2 Battle Of Gettysburg - Day 2
On July 2, 1863, the lines of the Battle of Gettysburg, now in its second day, were drawn in two sweeping parallel arcs. The Confederate and Union armies faced each other a mile apart. Th...
1863 Jul 2 Battle of Hunterstown
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In recent years, the eng...
1863 Jul 3 Battle of Fairfield
The Battle of Fairfield was a cavalry engagement during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought July 3, 1863, near Fairfield, Pennsylvania, concurrently with the ...
1863 Jul 3 Battle Of Gettysburg - Day 3
Pickett's Charge Armistead leapt the wall and laid his hand on the gun, The last of the three brigadiers who ordered Pickett's brigades, He waved his hat on his sword and...
1863 Jul 4
to 1863 Jul 5
 Fight at Monterey Pass
The Fight at Monterey Pass (or Gap) was an American Civil War military engagement beginning the evening of July 4, 1863, during the Retreat from Gettysburg. A Confederate wagon train of L...
1863 Jul 6
to 1863 Jul 16
 Battle of Williamsport - Lee's Army Constructs Bridge
The Battle of Williamsport, also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters, took place from July 6 to July 16, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Ca...
1863 Jul 8 Battle of Boonsboro
Description: On July 8, the Confederate cavalry, holding the South Mountain passes, fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and 3rd Cavalry Divisions and infantry. Thi...
1863 Jul 10 Battle of Funkstown
The Second Battle of Funkstown (more commonly simply referred to as the Battle of Funkstown) took place near Funkstown, Maryland, on July 10, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the A...
1863 Jul 23 Battle of Manassas Gap
Description: After recrossing the Potomac River at Williamsport, Lee’s army withdrew up the Shenandoah Valley. Meade crossed the Potomac River east of the Blue Ridge and followed Lee int...