Annotated Bibliography: The Battle Of Gettysburg
Annotated Bibliography: The Battle of Gettysburg
Andrews, J.C. "The Press Reports." Pennsylvania History. no. 2 (1964): 176-198.
In this article, the battle’s aftermath in the form of press reports is explored. This is useful for seeing the influence of the battle, and how people reacted to it. The author argues that the history of Pennsylvania is influenced by the Battle of Gettysburg because local towns and families suffered through the destruction and pain it caused. It presents me with information on how the Battle of Gettysburg affected the nation, local areas, people of the United States, and the soldiers that fought in this battle. These press reports help me gain an understanding of how the people felt after the battle ended, provide me with important …show more content…
statistics such as the number of casualties and men enlisted, and information about soldiers that fought in the battle. This source is reliable, as it is a quarterly journal published by Pennsylvania State University. There are many topics provided for the Battle of Gettysburg. I will be able to find a specific topic about the battle and began to narrow down the ideas I have for my paper. The problem with this source is that these press reports are biased and you don’t have any proof that the information provided is factual. The author doesn’t administer sources to show where his information came from. The author might just want to write a great story and make up a bunch of the information provided.
Baster, Roy. "The American Civil War Homepage." Accessed March 7, 2014. www.civilwarhome.com A letter from President Lincoln to Union General Meade, expressing his disappointment, when Meade did not go after General Lee and his army after the Battle of Gettysburg. However, this letter was never sent. We did learn that Lincoln; dissatisfied, with Meade missing his “golden opportunity” to defeat the army of General Lee and make the Confederates chances of winning less likely. This is important because it shows how the war continued after the Battle of Gettysburg even though the army of General Lee was crippled. In the letter Lincoln suggests that if Meade had pursued Lee’s army he would have had a better chance of defeating them and turning the war in their favor. This source demonstrates Lincoln’s frustration through his emotions and thoughts. You also are getting your hands on a historical document wrote by President Abraham Lincoln. The main issue I have with this source is that it is biased. Lincoln explains his frustration and you could clearly see that he was favoring the Union. He doesn’t look at the Confederate side of the battle and it makes it seem like Lincoln was one of the forces who helped split the country in two. I feel it harms Lincoln’s reputation as one of the elite Presidents. It gives the impression that Lincoln was to blame and doesn’t speak of any of Lincoln’s accomplishments during his Presidency. It would be a great source to analyze Lincoln’s suggestion to end the war and explains General Lee’s strategy after the tough loss at Gettysburg.
Clutz, Jacob. "The Battle of Gettysburg." Pennsylvania History. . Penn. State University Press (accessed March 6, 2014).
This source illustrates a younger girls experience living near where the battle took place. This source shows how the battle affected local areas. I could use the local people named in the article as sources. The only real problem with this source is I don’t trust the reliability of the information coming from younger people. I’m sure they don’t understand everything that took place during the battle. I don’t think they would have a great understanding of the military strategies used, know anything about the weapons used, or have any documents from soldiers or military officials involved in the battle. The article has a couple of sources on where they got their information. It shows me that other people have done research or provided information on this topic. It helps me believe that the information coming from these younger girls is factual. Pennsylvania State University published this article. The only question is how useful will the sources be.
Faust, Drew. This Republic of Suffering: Death in the American Civil War. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
President of Harvard University and Civil War Historian Drew Gilpin Faust observes how the massive casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg helped reunite the country through sadness.
From this source we learn how feelings of hatred between the North and South lessened in future generations of fallen soldiers. Faust suggests how through the pain of loss our divided country came together in grief. This common pain helped the Union prevail as it was their goal to unite the country. This source doesn’t provide with me with important information about the Battle of Gettysburg. It gives little information about the Union and the Confederacy. It doesn’t provide me with many sources to know where the information came from. The book, written like a narrative or story, didn’t go in much detail of what actually took place at the battle. This source could help me set up a great closing for my paper. I could write about how the Battle of Gettysburg played an important factor in reuniting the United States. The author has a great thesis of what he believes reunited the nation. It helps me expand my horizons and develop my own thesis of what Gettysburg’s effects were on the Civil War, the nation, and the
people.
Haskell, Frank. The Battle of Gettysburg. Boston: Hughton Mifflin Company,1969. Franklin Haskell graduated from Dartmouth University in 1854 and from there he went on to become a lawyer. He pursued his career as a lawyer until the civil war broke out and he committed June 20th of 1861. He worked his way up and by the end of the war he became General Francis A. Walker. The General was at the Battle of Gettysburg and in the process of making this primary source. He published the book in 1908 when he was eighty years old. This book is a letter that Haskell wrote to his brother shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg. He didn’t expect the book would be published. He criticizes many of the Union officers because he believed that some were unreliable, reckless, and absurd. Haskell questions General Meade’s strategies throughout the book. He also pours out his emotions and lets everyone know his feelings and what the Union’s mindset at Gettysburg was. It also provides some maps of Gettysburg that show the two armies routes. This book is considered a classic in Civil War literature. I think this book will be useful in my research. I see the Battle of Gettysburg from a Union official’s point of view. It must be accurate since Haskell wrote this letter right after the battle ended. The book is biased at times. It always criticizes the Confederate generals and soldiers, but that is what you should expect from a Union official. It is just like the American Civil War Source because you only see the Union point of view during the Battle of Gettysburg. You don’t understand the Confederates struggle and at times Haskell glorifies the Union’s accomplishments during the battle. I would use this source to provide information about the Union during the battle. I also noticed that this source had a lot of great reviews from scholars and is considered accurate.
Rawlings, Hunter. "Battle of Gettysburg." Accessed March 6, 2014. www.sce.cornell.edu An introduction to a seminar about the effects the Battle of Gettysburg had on the Civil War that was put on by past Cornell President Hunter R. Rawlings III, Joel H. Sibley the President White Professor of History at Cornell, and military historian David Sibley. In this introduction, the professors label the Battle of Gettysburg as the beginning of” the slow spiral downward to Southern defeat”. You learn Lee is determined to continue his conquest of the North after the Battle of Gettysburg. There are significant quotes from Abraham Lincoln such as “[this nation is] the last hope, best hope of humankind”. The source gives me a better understanding of the Confederates point of view. The professors suggest how the Confederacy collapsed by stating their arguments of what they believe caused their downward spiral. I would use this source in my research to speak about the Confederate Army at Gettysburg and to explain General Lee’s mindset and his plans after the battle. This introduction is reliable because the information comes from the viewpoints of three scholarly historians, one historian is a Civil War expert, and they all teach at Cornell University.
Rollins, Richard. Pickets Charge: Eyewitness Accounts at the Battle of Gettysburg. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole , 2005.
This is a section out of a collection of eyewitness accounts of the battle, and in this case, it is a report of the battle by the Commander of the Confederate forces, Robert. E. Lee. This makes it a reliable primary source, with the intent of seeing the results of the battle, specifically Picket’s Charge, through the eyes of the Confederacy. This is an important battle but, Lee did not seem to care too much. It helps you understand all of the struggles the Confederate army were going through. They constantly needed ammunition, weapons, and were outnumbered. They didn’t have the industrial power like the Union had. This collection helps me understand Pickett’s Charge better because it goes into much more detail than other sources did. Pickett’s Charge is crucial in my research. This source presents me with a lot of information for my paper. This is a worthy source because these are eyewitness accounts on the battle. I know I can trust this source because the information came from the Confederate’s General Robert E. Lee. I am able to get information from someone who is involved in all aspects of the war. He can provide me with background on the military strategies used, the mindset of the generals and soldiers of the Confederate Army, and allows me to see what the Confederate’s general plan was. The only thing that is susceptible is that the report is biased. He glorifies everything about the Confederacy and points all the blame at the Union. You suspect that because General Lee was a part of the Confederacy and of course he isn’t going to have anything good to say about the Union.
Seitter, John . "Union City: Philadelphia and The Battle of Gettysburg ." Gettysburg Magazine, April 22, 2011. John Seitter of Gettysburg Magazine wrote this article. It presents background information of what took place before the before the Battle of Gettysburg. The article has a lot of sources to support their argument and they are noted in the footnotes. This article suggest how the Lincoln administration came into focus before the battle, what influence politics had on the war, as well as minor skirmishes that led to the Battle of Gettysburg. It also explains how news of the battles traveled across countries in newspapers and through telegraphs. This article can provide me with information on Lincoln’s role in Gettysburg. I also found information on the Gettysburg address that I never knew before. I got a much better understanding of what caused or led to the Battle of Gettysburg. This article is biased at times. Seitter is really focused on Lincoln and really doesn’t provide too much information about the actual battle. The information that is provided is favoring the Union; he constantly has terrible things to say about the Confederacy.
Andrews, J.C. "The Press Reports." Pennsylvania History. no. 2 (1964): 176-198.
In this article, the battle’s aftermath in the form of press reports is explored. This is useful for seeing the influence of the battle, and how people reacted to it. The author argues that the history of Pennsylvania is influenced by the Battle of Gettysburg because local towns and families suffered through the destruction and pain it caused. It presents me with information on how the Battle of Gettysburg affected the nation, local areas, people of the United States, and the soldiers that fought in this battle. These press reports help me gain an understanding of how the people felt after the battle ended, provide me with important …show more content…
statistics such as the number of casualties and men enlisted, and information about soldiers that fought in the battle. This source is reliable, as it is a quarterly journal published by Pennsylvania State University. There are many topics provided for the Battle of Gettysburg. I will be able to find a specific topic about the battle and began to narrow down the ideas I have for my paper. The problem with this source is that these press reports are biased and you don’t have any proof that the information provided is factual. The author doesn’t administer sources to show where his information came from. The author might just want to write a great story and make up a bunch of the information provided.
Baster, Roy. "The American Civil War Homepage." Accessed March 7, 2014. www.civilwarhome.com A letter from President Lincoln to Union General Meade, expressing his disappointment, when Meade did not go after General Lee and his army after the Battle of Gettysburg. However, this letter was never sent. We did learn that Lincoln; dissatisfied, with Meade missing his “golden opportunity” to defeat the army of General Lee and make the Confederates chances of winning less likely. This is important because it shows how the war continued after the Battle of Gettysburg even though the army of General Lee was crippled. In the letter Lincoln suggests that if Meade had pursued Lee’s army he would have had a better chance of defeating them and turning the war in their favor. This source demonstrates Lincoln’s frustration through his emotions and thoughts. You also are getting your hands on a historical document wrote by President Abraham Lincoln. The main issue I have with this source is that it is biased. Lincoln explains his frustration and you could clearly see that he was favoring the Union. He doesn’t look at the Confederate side of the battle and it makes it seem like Lincoln was one of the forces who helped split the country in two. I feel it harms Lincoln’s reputation as one of the elite Presidents. It gives the impression that Lincoln was to blame and doesn’t speak of any of Lincoln’s accomplishments during his Presidency. It would be a great source to analyze Lincoln’s suggestion to end the war and explains General Lee’s strategy after the tough loss at Gettysburg.
Clutz, Jacob. "The Battle of Gettysburg." Pennsylvania History. . Penn. State University Press (accessed March 6, 2014).
This source illustrates a younger girls experience living near where the battle took place. This source shows how the battle affected local areas. I could use the local people named in the article as sources. The only real problem with this source is I don’t trust the reliability of the information coming from younger people. I’m sure they don’t understand everything that took place during the battle. I don’t think they would have a great understanding of the military strategies used, know anything about the weapons used, or have any documents from soldiers or military officials involved in the battle. The article has a couple of sources on where they got their information. It shows me that other people have done research or provided information on this topic. It helps me believe that the information coming from these younger girls is factual. Pennsylvania State University published this article. The only question is how useful will the sources be.
Faust, Drew. This Republic of Suffering: Death in the American Civil War. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
President of Harvard University and Civil War Historian Drew Gilpin Faust observes how the massive casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg helped reunite the country through sadness.
From this source we learn how feelings of hatred between the North and South lessened in future generations of fallen soldiers. Faust suggests how through the pain of loss our divided country came together in grief. This common pain helped the Union prevail as it was their goal to unite the country. This source doesn’t provide with me with important information about the Battle of Gettysburg. It gives little information about the Union and the Confederacy. It doesn’t provide me with many sources to know where the information came from. The book, written like a narrative or story, didn’t go in much detail of what actually took place at the battle. This source could help me set up a great closing for my paper. I could write about how the Battle of Gettysburg played an important factor in reuniting the United States. The author has a great thesis of what he believes reunited the nation. It helps me expand my horizons and develop my own thesis of what Gettysburg’s effects were on the Civil War, the nation, and the
people.
Haskell, Frank. The Battle of Gettysburg. Boston: Hughton Mifflin Company,1969. Franklin Haskell graduated from Dartmouth University in 1854 and from there he went on to become a lawyer. He pursued his career as a lawyer until the civil war broke out and he committed June 20th of 1861. He worked his way up and by the end of the war he became General Francis A. Walker. The General was at the Battle of Gettysburg and in the process of making this primary source. He published the book in 1908 when he was eighty years old. This book is a letter that Haskell wrote to his brother shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg. He didn’t expect the book would be published. He criticizes many of the Union officers because he believed that some were unreliable, reckless, and absurd. Haskell questions General Meade’s strategies throughout the book. He also pours out his emotions and lets everyone know his feelings and what the Union’s mindset at Gettysburg was. It also provides some maps of Gettysburg that show the two armies routes. This book is considered a classic in Civil War literature. I think this book will be useful in my research. I see the Battle of Gettysburg from a Union official’s point of view. It must be accurate since Haskell wrote this letter right after the battle ended. The book is biased at times. It always criticizes the Confederate generals and soldiers, but that is what you should expect from a Union official. It is just like the American Civil War Source because you only see the Union point of view during the Battle of Gettysburg. You don’t understand the Confederates struggle and at times Haskell glorifies the Union’s accomplishments during the battle. I would use this source to provide information about the Union during the battle. I also noticed that this source had a lot of great reviews from scholars and is considered accurate.
Rawlings, Hunter. "Battle of Gettysburg." Accessed March 6, 2014. www.sce.cornell.edu An introduction to a seminar about the effects the Battle of Gettysburg had on the Civil War that was put on by past Cornell President Hunter R. Rawlings III, Joel H. Sibley the President White Professor of History at Cornell, and military historian David Sibley. In this introduction, the professors label the Battle of Gettysburg as the beginning of” the slow spiral downward to Southern defeat”. You learn Lee is determined to continue his conquest of the North after the Battle of Gettysburg. There are significant quotes from Abraham Lincoln such as “[this nation is] the last hope, best hope of humankind”. The source gives me a better understanding of the Confederates point of view. The professors suggest how the Confederacy collapsed by stating their arguments of what they believe caused their downward spiral. I would use this source in my research to speak about the Confederate Army at Gettysburg and to explain General Lee’s mindset and his plans after the battle. This introduction is reliable because the information comes from the viewpoints of three scholarly historians, one historian is a Civil War expert, and they all teach at Cornell University.
Rollins, Richard. Pickets Charge: Eyewitness Accounts at the Battle of Gettysburg. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole , 2005.
This is a section out of a collection of eyewitness accounts of the battle, and in this case, it is a report of the battle by the Commander of the Confederate forces, Robert. E. Lee. This makes it a reliable primary source, with the intent of seeing the results of the battle, specifically Picket’s Charge, through the eyes of the Confederacy. This is an important battle but, Lee did not seem to care too much. It helps you understand all of the struggles the Confederate army were going through. They constantly needed ammunition, weapons, and were outnumbered. They didn’t have the industrial power like the Union had. This collection helps me understand Pickett’s Charge better because it goes into much more detail than other sources did. Pickett’s Charge is crucial in my research. This source presents me with a lot of information for my paper. This is a worthy source because these are eyewitness accounts on the battle. I know I can trust this source because the information came from the Confederate’s General Robert E. Lee. I am able to get information from someone who is involved in all aspects of the war. He can provide me with background on the military strategies used, the mindset of the generals and soldiers of the Confederate Army, and allows me to see what the Confederate’s general plan was. The only thing that is susceptible is that the report is biased. He glorifies everything about the Confederacy and points all the blame at the Union. You suspect that because General Lee was a part of the Confederacy and of course he isn’t going to have anything good to say about the Union.
Seitter, John . "Union City: Philadelphia and The Battle of Gettysburg ." Gettysburg Magazine, April 22, 2011. John Seitter of Gettysburg Magazine wrote this article. It presents background information of what took place before the before the Battle of Gettysburg. The article has a lot of sources to support their argument and they are noted in the footnotes. This article suggest how the Lincoln administration came into focus before the battle, what influence politics had on the war, as well as minor skirmishes that led to the Battle of Gettysburg. It also explains how news of the battles traveled across countries in newspapers and through telegraphs. This article can provide me with information on Lincoln’s role in Gettysburg. I also found information on the Gettysburg address that I never knew before. I got a much better understanding of what caused or led to the Battle of Gettysburg. This article is biased at times. Seitter is really focused on Lincoln and really doesn’t provide too much information about the actual battle. The information that is provided is favoring the Union; he constantly has terrible things to say about the Confederacy.