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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Divided Army; Multiple Flanks

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Divided Army; Multiple Flanks

Difficult Communication

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Divided Army; Multiple Flanks

Difficult Communication

Little Round Top wide open

At

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did

the

deci

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(July

2)

impact

his

sold

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Impact on His Soldiers

At approximately 3PM, Confederate General

James Longstreet ordered his corps to attack

Sickles new position and take Little Round Top

Heavy 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 Wheatfield

2.4 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)

At

Gett

ysburg

, how

did

the

deci

sion o

f D

anie

l Sic

kles

(July

2)

impact

his

sold

iers

,

oth

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sold

iers

, th

e b

att

le

and t

he w

ar?

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

V Corps

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.

At

Gett

ysburg

, how

did

the

deci

sion o

f D

anie

l Sic

kles

(July

2)

impact

his

sold

iers

,

oth

er

sold

iers

, th

e b

att

le

and t

he w

ar?

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

Battle of Gettysburg is a

turning point in the war

At

Gett

ysburg

, how

did

the

deci

sion o

f D

anie

l Sic

kles

(July

2)

impact

his

sold

iers

,

oth

er

sold

iers

, th

e b

att

le

and t

he w

ar?

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the D

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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).