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366:Wade Hampton
338:
321:Wade Hampton
311:skirmish at
304:
302:
290:Manassas Gap
275:Williamsport
147:Wade Hampton
105:Belligerents
42:July 2, 1863
27:Part of the
1445:Camp Curtin
1318:Hunterstown
1163:Susquehanna
1158:Monongahela
1129:Third Corps
1119:First Corps
966:John Gibbon
946:John Buford
820:Confederate
705:Hunterstown
653:Engagements
118:USA (Union)
80: /
1622:Categories
1455:Camp Union
1450:Camp Scott
1394:Units and
1375:Pittsburgh
1365:Harrisburg
1303:Gettysburg
1090:20th Maine
928:commanders
856:Henry Heth
822:commanders
724:Gettysburg
685:Upperville
680:Middleburg
548:References
536:2008-07-05
388:Engagement
370:Gettysburg
363:Brig. Gen.
348:Gettysburg
335:Background
255:Gettysburg
225:Upperville
220:Middleburg
1298:Fairfield
1075:XII Corps
1055:III Corps
861:A.P. Hill
797:Funkstown
792:Boonsboro
710:Fairfield
397:Aftermath
352:Maj. Gen.
285:Funkstown
280:Boonsboro
265:Fairfield
1597:Category
1334:Carlisle
1307:template
1292:template
1220:Category
1200:timeline
1195:template
1180:Maryland
1170:Virginia
1070:XI Corps
1065:VI Corps
1050:II Corps
748:3rd day
700:Carlisle
493:Archived
270:Monterey
250:Carlisle
47:Location
1607:Commons
1313:Hanover
1231:Commons
1060:V Corps
1045:I Corps
774:Retreat
737:2nd day
732:1st day
695:Hanover
403:colloq.
327:'s and
307:was an
240:Hanover
1396:people
594:
579:
464:
437:3 July
93:Result
926:Union
675:Aldie
417:Notes
341:Union
315:near
215:Aldie
54:near
592:ISBN
577:ISBN
462:ISBN
439:2016
380:and
303:The
96:Draw
39:Date
509:cf.
1624::
518:).
514:,
456:.
1309:)
1305:(
1294:)
1290:(
1266:e
1259:t
1252:v
1112:)
1108:(
1038:)
1034:(
938:/
637:e
630:t
623:v
598:.
583:.
539:.
470:.
441:.
405:"
177:e
170:t
163:v
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