Gettysburg-Justin

=__**Historical Inquiry**__=



My project is about the Battle of Gettysburg, and for the specific historical person, I had to do James Longstreet, who was serving under Lee during the battle. As I was researching about the battle and probing for a interesting person to do my historical figure sheet on, I noticed that Longstreet had overall command of the disastrous Pickett's Charge. I became curious, and on further research, I found out that he had taken most of the blame for the defeat at Gettysburg after the war. I also learned that he sided with Grant during his run for presidency after the war. I knew that Longstreet had a political career after the war, but I never knew he sided with his old friend even after the war. As I was doing my research on the overall Battle of Gettysburg, I became curious as to why Longstreet was blamed by some as losing the Battle of Gettysburg. After some initial research, I found that Longstreet was blamed for purposely delaying an assault on the second day of battle. I wanted to know if Longstreet was solely responsible, or if there were other factors to blame. I was also wondering if the South unfairly put the blame on Longstreet due to his criticism of Lee after the war and his siding with Grant and the Republican Party.

__**Information Packet**__ KWL and Historical Figure Packet

__**Primary Historical Question**__

//Was Longstreet solely responsible for the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg? If not, what were some other factors that contributed to the defeat?//
Documents [|After-action brigade report submitted by Colonel Wm. R. Aylett, serving in Pickett's Division at Gettysburg with Armistead's Brigade.] [|Excerpts from many after-action reports and narratives from soldiers that fought in Gettysburg.] [|Description of the battle from Longstreet's Chief of Artillery, E.P. Alexander] [|Brigadier General Henry J. Hunt's official report] [|Excerpts from General Longstreet's memoirs, //From Manassas to Appomattox//] Photos/Maps [|Map of the battle, prepared by Theodore Ditterline. Library of Congress] [|General Robert E. Lee's map of the battle] [|A picture of Gettysburg] [|A map on a larger scale of Pennsylvania and Maryland, published by Harper's Weekly] [|"The home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg" by Alexander Gardner] [|Picture of James Longstreet] Quotes "I have been a soldier all my life. I have commanded companies, I have commanded regiments. I have commanded divisions. And I have commanded even more. But there are no fifteen thousand men i the world that can go across that ground. " -James Longstreet to Robert E. Lee before Pickett's Charge Robere, Bruce. "21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry." __21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry__. 21 Apr. 2009. 4 June 2009 .
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[|Day by day overview of the battle, with maps] [|Day by day overview, mostly text] [|Detailed analysis of the battle] [|Article about Lee's mistakes at Gettysburg]
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__**Timeline (Extra Credit)**__ ////

__**Podcast**__

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