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Pennsylvania Memorial .Union artillery held the line alone
here on Cemetery Ridge late in the day as Meade called for in-
fantry from Culp’s Hill and other areas to strengthen and hold
the center of the Union position as Sickles line collapsed.

Spangler’s Spring About 7 p.m., Confederates attacked the
right flank of the Union army and occupied the lower slopes of
Cup’s Hill. The next morning the Confederates were driven off
after seven hours of fighting.

Culp’s Hill & East Cemetery Hill–At around 7 PM Ewell sent
The division of Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson up the steep
slopes of Culp's Hill. Opposing Johnson's 4,700 Confederates,
roughly 1,600 New Yorkers under Gen. George Sears Greene
who were charged with holding the extreme right flank of the
Union Army and protecting its supply line, the Baltimore Pike.

Under a full moon, Johnson's men made their assault, only to run
into formidable breastworks erected by Greene's troops. Gen.
Maryland Steuart's brigade managed to outflank the Yankees,
who fell back to another line of breastworks. Darkness led to
confusion as both sides tried to blindly feed reinforcements into
the fight. The battle for Culp's Hill would resume at daylight.
On July 2 both flanks of the Union army had been attacked and
both had held, despite losing ground. Both armies suffered ex-
tremely heavy losses with 9,000 or more casualties on each side.
The combined casualty total from two days of fighting was
nearly 35,000, the largest two-day toll of the war.
Stuart’s Return- Late in the day on July 2, J.E.B. Stuart’s cav-
alry arrived at Gettysburg with over 100 wagons of supplies.
Having delivered a long line of captured supply wagons Stuart
was surprised to find General Lee was unhappy with him. He
had left Lee blind to the strength and movements of the enemy
force, and Lee expressed his displeasure. When Stuart informed
Lee of the large number of supply wagons he had captured, Lee
sternly replied “But they are an impediment to me now.”