More than 4000 men were taken prisoner by the Confederates, and Federal General John Reynolds was killed in battle. The federals did manage to capture Confederate General Archer, the first Confederate officer to be taken prisoner after Lee assumed command of the Confederate army. The troops led by Ewell did not move in to attack the Union troops but waited for General Longstreet to bring in his troops to reinforce the outnumbered Confederate troops...
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The Confederates, were deployed in a long, thin, carved out line, with Longstreet and Ewell on the Hill in the center. On the night of July 2, Meade held a council of war in which the decision was made not to retreat. On the third day of battle, the federals were secure in their positions and the Confederates had lost their offensive positions...
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