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Battle of East Cemetery Hill

Battle of East Cemetery Hill was a battle fought on 2 July 1863 in what is now Pennsylvania, United States. The recorded result: Union Victory.

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Fought2 July 1863
WherePennsylvania, United States39.822N, 77.229W
OutcomeUnion Victory
BelligerentsConfederateagainstUnion
Battlefield todayGettysburg battlefieldNPS site PA002, 73,551 acres studied, 14,508 core

Record

Date2 July 1863
PlacePennsylvania, United States
39.822N, 77.229W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and lossesHeavy
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1863

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Gettysburg battlefield (site PA002): a study area of 73,551 acres, with a core area of 14,508 acres where the fighting was concentrated.

Battle of East Cemetery Hill is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (31 in Pennsylvania).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870946, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of East Cemetery Hill, revision 1370473125, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.