Interpreting the Battle of Gettysburg-U.S.
First Edition ©2018
ISBN:9781319191221
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This document collection will allow students to develop an understanding of the different perspectives on the battle of Gettysburg and analyze the value and limitations of a variety of sources describing the battle. Working with conflicting sources to develop their own understanding of the battle will give students practice with the historical skills of comparison, context, and interpretation. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.
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Table of Contents
Central QuestionLearning Objective
Historical Background
Primary Sources
David Beem, Letter to His Wife, July 5, 1863
Samuel Wilkeson, “Details from Our Special Correspondent,” New York Times, July 6, 1863
“The War in Pennsylvania” and Editorial, Fayetteville Observer, July 13, 1863
Alexander Gardner, “Dead Confederate Soldier in Devil’s Den” (photograph), July 1863
“The Battle of Gettysburg—Longstreet’s Attack,” Harper’s Weekly, August 1863
James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America, 1895
Matilda Pierce Alleman, At Gettysburg, or, What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle. A True Narrative, 1889
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Authors
Christopher Hamner
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