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Interlude II
Interlude II

In the late evening of July 2, the situation is as follows:

Lee's army is finally concentrated with 57,200 infantry in three corps along the South Mountain Ridges and 6,100 cavalry in four brigades under Stuart to their rear.

Imboden's cavalry brigade (1,800 troopers) has successfully countermarched to Greencastle while Robertson (1,000 troopers) sorts things out in Chambersburg and Grumble Jones (1,900 troopers) protects the left flank at Shippensburg.

Six corps of Meade's army with 61,800 infantry and 6,500 cavalry in two divisions remain in position at Gettysburg. Sickles' III Corps (10,000 infantry) and Kilpatrick's division (3,800 troopers) camp at Fairfield for the night and prepare to move out towards the gap at Monterey Pass at first light.

Couch's three militia brigades (4,600 men) under Baldy Smith reached Carlisle and are ready to cautiously probe south.

French's VIII Corps still holds Harpers Ferry and Maryland Heights with around 10,000 infantry and has not yet shown any inclination to move in concert with Sickles.


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