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General Ambrose Powell Hill, CSA
Approaching from the west and at the head of a line of at least twenty miles, Hill’s corps learned of the presence of Union troops at Gettysburg on June 30, 1863. Hill and his commanders believed the Union troops to be only local militia and no match for his Third Corps. However, early on July 1, Hill learned that he was facing a much larger force. Although instructed by Lee not to engage, Hill’s subordinate, General Henry Heth, ignored the order and so began the Battle of Gettysburg.
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