On the warm morning of July 1st, 1863, a small Union Calvary unit came across two group of forwarding confederate troops. With breech loading carbines, the Union troops were capable of getting off eight shots per minute to the Confederate's three. In spite of smaller numbers, the Union's skills held the Confederates at bay. Quickly both sides called for reinforcements, and the Battle picked up.
-The Beginning-
That first day, several thousand federals managed to make it up Cemetery Ridge, a lookout over the field. …
