1863 Civil War Philadelphia PA newspaper THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Lee retreats

  

Lee led his army on the torturous Retreat from Gettysburg to Virginia. The Union line was laid out in a defensive formation resembling a fishhook.

In the late afternoon of July 2, Lee launched a heavy assault on the Union left flank, and fierce fighting raged at Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Devil's Den, and the Peach Orchard.