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Union |
THE SOUTH: The army moves over the mountains from Chambersburg on June 29th. The crossing is accomplished in three columns. 2nd Corps moves straight down the Chambersburg pike, while 1st Corps travels via Fairfield, and 3rd Corps takes the road from Shippensburg to Arendtsville. The morning of the 30th finds 2nd Corps strung out along the pike a few miles from Gettysburg and the other two corps just completing their mountain crossings. The cavalry moves out and heads east and south, followed by the infantry. Union cavalry is encountered and the rest of the army rushes forward. The roads used by 1st and 3rd Corps are in bad shape, and there is a moderate chance of delay in these units arrival. THE NORTH: On June 29th the army probes north from Frederick, Maryland employing cavalry with strong infantry support. The Cavalry Corps screens the advance of the rest of the army. Dawn on the 30th finds the advance elements of the army south of Marsh Creek. As cavalry in that area moves north it clashes with Confederate horse soldiers and the call goes out for the rest of the army to hasten north. The advance north begins for the troops immediately available who the army command hopes will be able to gain time for the rest of the army to make its way to the field. The advance will not go unopposed. 5th, 2nd and 6th Corps, all still in the area of Frederick, move out upon getting word of the fight that is brewing. They won't make the area of operations until the afternoon of July 1st however. The marches of the past few days have worn heavily on the troops and there is only a moderate chance that these corps will show up in a timely fashion.
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