Looking northwest from here, much of the fighting on July 2 and 3 occurred across a Union line of defense that began here and stretched north along Cemetery Ridge to the edge of town, then curved east over Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill, forming a fishhook. The Union line was not nearly three miles long. It extended along the wooded tree line to the left all the way to the town of Gettysburg. The Confederate line then curved east through the town, paralleling the Union line opposite Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill. The Confederate line of battle stretched nearly seven miles in length.