#OTD in 1863, Union General John Buford arrives in #Gettysburg. The Confederates that had been sighted earlier had left. With him, he has 2,750 men & a 6 gun battery.

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Sears says of Buford that he "was the only general in either army to be certain beyond any doubt that the next day...was going to bring fighting down upon #Gettysburg".

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Ever since he has arrived in #Gettysburg, Buford has been looking over the terrain & mulling over the reports of his scouts. He has not heard anything other than "Cover & protect the front" from General Pleasonton the day before...

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