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By the morning of July 2, six of the seven corps of the Army of the Potomac had arrived on the battlefield. The I Corps (Maj. Gen. John Newton, replacing Abner Doubleday) and the XI Corps (Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard) had fought hard on the first day, and they were joined that evening by the yet-unengaged troops of the XII Corps (Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum), III Corps (Maj. Gen. Daniel Sickles ...
2.1 Month-long. 2.2 Non-Gregorian. ... 2.3.16 Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks. ... celebrated until July 7 ; July 2. Flag Day ...
July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year. This date marks the halfway point of the year. In common years, the midpoint of the year occurs at noon on this date, while in leap years, it occurs at midnight (start of the day).
John Adams wrote to his wife on the following day and predicted that July 2 would become a great American holiday. [25]: 703–704 He thought that the vote for independence would be commemorated; he did not foresee that Americans would instead celebrate Independence Day on the date when the announcement of that act was finalized.
1776 – The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain; wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not approved until July 4. 1777 – Vermont becomes the first American territory to abolish slavery. 1863 – American Civil War: Second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 181 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600 324 – ...
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Farnsworth's Charge, Battles and Leaders. On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 3, 1863) during the disastrous infantry assault nicknamed Pickett's Charge, there were two cavalry battles: one approximately three miles (5 km) to the east, in the area known today as East Cavalry Field, the other southwest of the [Big] Round Top mountain (sometimes called South Cavalry Field).