<P> The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place on July 1st , 1863 , and began as an engagement between isolated units of the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George G. Meade . It soon escalated into a major battle which culminated in the outnumbered and defeated Union forces retreating to the high ground south of Gettysburg , Pennsylvania . </P>
<P> The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place on July 1st , 1863 , and began as an engagement between isolated units of the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George G. Meade . It soon escalated into a major battle which culminated in the outnumbered and defeated Union forces retreating to the high ground south of Gettysburg , Pennsylvania . </P>
who won day 1 of the battle of gettysburg
who won day 1 of the battle of gettysburg
the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee
the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee