There were more casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg than in any other battle fought during the Civil War. Not all men lost were the result of the enemy. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought over a three-day period, from July 1, 1863 to July 3, 1863. On June 30, 1863, a Confederate commander led his troops toward Gettysburg, but quickly retreated when he spotted a group of Federal Calvary headed for the city . The commander informed his superiors and stated that he would return the next day to get the shoes and other supplies they needed. On July 1, 1863, the Confederates again went out looking for shoes. However, they did not know if the Federal Calvary was still around, so they took caution and two brigades were sent to gather supplies. The Confederates crossed the Federal Calvary just west of the town of Gettysburg at Willoughby Run. This is where the battle began. Around 7.30 the first shots were fired and the battle broke out. The Federals were pushed back at Gettysburg where they regrouped on higher ground near the cemetery. Meanwhile, General Robert E. Lee was left without eyes and ears as his Calvary, led by Jeb Stuart, went on a wild goose chase. General Lee has become a little too arrogant; he believed his army was invincible. He led his army, without Stuart and his Calvary, to the southern side of Cemetery Ridge where he believed it was less well defended. On the second day of the attack on Gettysburg, General Lee ordered General Longstreet to attack, but this command was delayed for a few hours, giving the Union time to bolster its numbers and strengthen its position. When Longstreet finally attacked, the battles were fiercest at Little Round Top, at the Peach Orchard, at the Wheat F... middle of paper... and all he could hear among the men were the agonized cries of the wounded and the dying. Works Cited Battle of the American Civil War. Gettysburg Pennsylvania, July 1-3, 1863. http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html (accessed April 17, 2011). "The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863." Eyewitness to history. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (1997) (accessed April 17, 2011) “The History Place.” Battle of Gettysburg. http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm (accessed 17 April 2011). The Price In Blood. “Casualties in the Civil War”. http://www.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm (accessed April 17, 2011). Timeline of the American Civil War. “The American Civil War”. http://www.mce.k12tn.net/civil_war/timeline_of_the_american_civil_w.htm (accessed April 18, 2011). Trudeau, Noah Andre. Gettysburg A test of courage. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2002. Page 268.