Lq 3At Gettysburg, how did the decision of

Daniel Sickles (July 2nd) impact his

soldiers, other soldiers, the battle and the

war?

What do you

remember about

General Daniel

Sickles?

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But General Meade, this is

higher ground!

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With your table group, discuss the following questions.

How did this strengthen the Union position or his corps’ position?

What problems would this cause?

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Problems

Divided Army; Multiple Flanks

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Problems

Divided Army; Multiple Flanks

Difficult Communication

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Problems

Divided Army; Multiple Flanks

Difficult Communication

Little Round Top wide open

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Impact on His SoldiersAt approximately 3PM, Confederate General

James Longstreet ordered his corps to attack

Sickles new position and take Little Round TopHeavy Fighting = Heavy Casualty Rates

The Wheatfield The Peach Orchard Devil’s Den Little Round Top 9 th Massachusetts – John BigelowCasualty Rate = 42%

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Impact on Other SoldiersReinforcements John Caldwell’s Division (2nd Corps)

1.Called to reinforce the Union position

in the Wheatfield2.4 Brigades (Edward Cross,Patrick

Kelly, Samuel Zook & John Brooke)Sykes 5 th Corps1. Called to reinforce the area of Little

Round Top2.Key Players (Strong Vincent, Joshua

Chamberlain, Stephen Weed, Patrick

O’Rorke)

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As a result of how he handled this situation, Caldwell will lose his command!

As a result of the fightingon July 2nd, Cross, Zook, Vincent, Weed and O’Rorkewill lose their lives!

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Caldwell

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Impact on the BattleThe impact on the battle is up for debate.Sickles Take on the Battle Sickles is wounded in the battle and

loses part of his leg.By July 4 th, he is in Washington, D.C.

spinning his decision to make him the

hero of Gettysburg. He is awarded the

Medal of Honor and returns to a life in

politics.

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This takes all credit away from George Meade who is the first leader of the Army of the Potomac to win.

Impact on the WarIt is difficult to accurately

describe the impact of this

decision on the war. Example: Did the loss of Sickles

as a commander hurt the

Union’s chances of winning? What is undeniable is that the

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Following the Battle of Gettysburg (2

days later), Daniel Sickles made his

way to Washington, D.C. telling

people about his actions at

Gettysburg. He claims that his

movement of the 3 rd Corps ultimately

led to the victory at Gettysburg.Type 2 Writing 2 & 2Write a paragraph of at least 5

sentences to either support or refute

Sickles claims that he is the “savior”

of the Union army at Gettysburg.

Support your stance with 2 pieces of

specific evidence (underlined).