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Gettysburg Battle Lineup – July 3. This is a listing of the Union and Confederate corps commanders for the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863.

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Gettysburg Battle Lineup – July 3

Confederate Corps Commanders

AOP Army/Corps CommanderAOP Corps (Order of Battle link)
Gen. George G. MeadeArmy
Maj. Gen. John Newton1st Corps
Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock2nd Corps
Brig. Gen. David B. BirneyReplaced the wounded
Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles
3rd Corps
Maj. Gen. George Sykes5th Corps
Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick
6th Corps
Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard11th
Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. WilliamsMaj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
commanded the Union Right Wing.

Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock
commanded the Union Left Wing.		12th Corps

Union Corps Commanders

ANV Army/Corps CommanderANV Division CommanderANV Corps (Order of Battle link)
Gen. Robert E. LeeArmy
Lt. Gen. Ambrose P. HillHill
Brig. Gen. James J. Pettigrew*Hill
Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble**Hill
Maj. Gen Richard H. AndersonHill
Lt. Gen. Richard S. EwellEwell
Maj. Gen. Robert E. RodesEwell
Maj. Gen. Jubal EarlyEwell
Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson*Ewell
Lt. Gen. James LongstreetLongstreet
Brig. Gen. Evander Law***Longstreet
Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLawsLongstreet
Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett**Longstreet
* = Replaced the wounded Maj. Gen. Henry Heth
** = On July 2, Brig. Gen. James H. Lane replaced the wounded Brig. Gen. William D. Pender.On July 3, Trimble took command of Pender’s division in time for the Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge.
*** = Replaced the wounded Hood

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