Harrison discovers that there are thousands of soldiers from the Union heading north. The Union is planning a surprise attack on the Confederate army. During the middle of the night Harrison returns to the Confederate camp and reports everything he saw to a general named James Longstreet. Longstreet informs General Robert E. Lee, so they decide to move west to a town named Gettysburg.
Meanwhile, Union Colonel, Joshua L. Chamberlain receives 120 new men. Although being mutineers, all but six agree to join the Twentieth Maine. General John Buford, commander of the Union Calvary, enters Gettysburg with 2,500 men. There he spots Confederate infantry and warns General John Reynolds that even more Confederates would arrive the next morning.
Robert E. Lee is worried, because General Stuart has not reported back. Everybody thinks that Stuart should be court-martialed for taking to long on his r
The Confederate generals have a meeting and work out plans for their next attack, but Stuart has not come back yet. The Union has excellent fighting position, because they will have the higher ground. Once General Meade arrives, Buford is used as a scapegoat for losing the battle and is relieved of his duty.
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