Fighting begins at Little Round Top. Gen. Gouverneur Warren requests reinforcements due to danger to the Federal left flank. Fighting begins in the Wheat Field. Devil's Den is captured by the Confederates. Gen. George Pickett arrives but rests his men for the night.
Confederates begin an assault on Cemetery Hill.
A Confederate brigade reaches the crest and is forced to fall back. Meade meets with staff and corps. Fighting at Culp's Hill ends. While Ewell renews his efforts to seize Culp's Hill, Lee turns his main attention to the Union center. Following a two-hour artillery bombardment, he sends some 12,000 Confederate intantry to attempt to break the Federal lines on Cemetery Ridge.