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417. Gettysburg, July 1, 1863.
417．葛底斯堡（1863年7月1日）
Meade now moved the Union army toward Lee's line of communication with Virginia. Lee at once drew back. Both armies moved toward Gettysburg, where the roads leading southward came together. In this way the two armies came into contact on July 1, 1863. The Southerners were in stronger force at the moment and drove the Union soldiers back through the town to the high land called Cemetery Ridge. This was a remarkably strong position, with Culp's Hill at one end of the line and the Round Tops at the other end. Meade determined to fight the battle at that spot and hurried up all his forces.
此時米德率部向李將軍與弗吉尼亞之間的交通線進軍，李將軍立刻回撤，雙方都向葛底斯堡進發，那里通向南方各條道路的匯合處。這樣，1863年7月1日兩軍相遇，此時南方聯盟軍的火力較強，他們將聯邦士兵從葛底斯堡趕到一處叫"瑞枝公墓"的地方，這個地方一端是卡爾普山，另一端是圓形的制高點，相當堅固。米德決定在這個地方開戰，并匆匆擺開陣勢。
418. Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
418．葛底斯堡（1863年7月2日）
At first matters seemed to go badly with the Union army. Its left flank extended forward from Little Round Top into the fields at the foot of the ridge. The Confederates drove back this part of the Union line. But they could not seize Little Round Top. On this day also the Confederates gained a foothold on Culp's Hill.
開始時似乎形式非常不利于聯邦軍隊，從小高地延伸到山脊下面曠野的這塊腹地沒有設防，南方聯盟軍從這里迫使聯邦軍后退，但是他們沒能奪取小高地，就在這一天南方同盟軍也在卡爾普山腳下找到一處立足之地。
419. Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
419．葛底斯堡（1863年7月3日）
Early on this morning the Union soldiers drove the Confederates away from Culp's Hill and held the whole ridge. Now again, as at Malvern Hill, Lee had fought the Army of the Potomac to a standstill.
一大早，聯邦軍將南方聯盟軍趕下卡爾普山，并占領整個山脊。如同在莫爾文山一樣，李將軍的軍隊與波特馬克軍戰斗到白熱化狀態，
