Battle Of Gettysburg

The Key Mowork forcets
of the date of Gettysburg

Trenten Petersen
Hist 101
Professor Young

February 23, 2009

Introduction

My paper tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, attempting to present both a factual re corpulent of events as swell up as the emotional experience of living it. I am introducing the armies and individuals, the events leading up to the battle, and the action on a day-by-day, moment-by-moment basis. use scenes that show the interactions of some of the men involved, you see the problems faced and decisions made, as well as the personal and individual reactions to those decisions. Aside from these draw close things, my paper also conveys the reality of war, with its losses and tragedies, and the motivations and deep emotions of the men there.

Monday, June 29, 1863 1. The Spy

Harrison is a spy hired by General Longstreet. running(a) behind enemy lines, he discovers important changes in the location, strength, and leadership of the Union Army. He has identified some of the units and determined where they are going and how fast they are moving. Though it is raining and close to dark, a dangerous way to approach a pardner camp with its sentries, he does so anyway, feeling the message cannot wait.





Harrisons reception is marked by suspicion and disdain, as variant Confederate officers question the validity of the spy and his information. Even Longstreet struggles with whether to institutionalise him. The deciding factors are the nature of the news he brings and the deficiency of any concrete information from General J.E.B. Stuart. Stuart is supposed to be the Confederate Armys eyes and ears, but he has failed to contact Lee for several days. In Stuarts absence, Longstreet has no choice but to take a chance that Harrison is telling the truth. He brings Harrison to see General Lee.

Harrison gives his information to Lee and is wherefore dismissed. Lee and Longstreet privately discuss what they have learned, Stuarts elongated absence, and the...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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