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Battle of Carlisle

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for several hours, Stuart received word that fighting had broken out to the southwest at Gettysburg between the main armies. Unable to take the town by force, Stuart disengaged, having ordered his troops to set fire to the Carlisle Barracks. Stuart's troops started moving towards the fighting at Gettysburg at approximately 1:00 am on July 2, 1863.
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into Carlisle with a white flag, telling Smith to either evacuate the town or clear out the women and children. Smith replied that he had already done the latter, and refused to surrender. Stuart's horse artillery under Captain James Breathed then began bombarding the town. After shelling Carlisle
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to guard a train of 125 captured Federal supply wagons. Instead of finding Ewell, Stuart encountered Smith's militiamen. Despite having a large numerical advantage, Stuart's troopers were too exhausted from a month of campaigning to attack the town outright, and Stuart initially feared that the
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In addition to minimal Union and Confederate casualties, a lumber yard and the town gas works were destroyed after being set ablaze. However, Stuart's delay at Carlisle impacted his ability to rendezvous with Lee's main army.
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After the Confederates left in response to an order from Lee to concentrate near Gettysburg, Carlisle was reoccupied by Baldy Smith and a small contingent of
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During the early evening of July 1, Stuart led two brigades of cavalry, which had just completed a raid in
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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania: Part III, History of Adams County
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Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg
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on May 6, 1861. By June 1863 the barracks' cavalry had been "withdrawn to
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overnight, Ewell moved northward in his quest to seize the state capital.
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After learning that Smith's men were only militia, Stuart sent Maj. Gen.
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Captain Stoneman's four companies had a Civil War encampment at
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military post was established nearby in 1757, during the
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Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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Siege of Carlisle (disambiguation)
Gettysburg Campaign
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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United States
USA (Union)
Confederate States of America
CSA (Confederacy)
William F. Smith
Maj. Gen.
J.E.B. Stuart
Fitzhugh Lee
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Gettysburg campaign
Franklin's Crossing
Brandy Station
2nd Winchester
Aldie
Middleburg
Upperville
Fairfax Court House
Corbit's Charge
Hanover
Sporting Hill
Carlisle
Gettysburg
Retreat from Gettysburg
Fairfield

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