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July 2 in U.S. military history

1863: The Battle of Gettysburg enters its second day. Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain’s 20th Maine Volunteers occupy “Little Round Top”

1864: After two months of flanking maneuvers, driving Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederate Army of Tennessee some 70 miles

1862: Confederate forces led by Gen. Robert E. Lee launch a counteroffensive against Maj. Gen. George McClellan’s Army of the

1864: Fighting at Petersburg (Va.) has reached a stalemate and Lt. Col. Henry Pleasants comes up with an idea. Soldiers

1812: Immediately after Congress declares war against the United Kingdom, a squadron of American ships led by Commodore John Rodgers