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Supporting Question
What was communicated about troop movements in telegrams sent during the Battle of Gettysburg?
Formative Tasks
Using selected telegrams and a map with locations mentioned in those telegrams, list examples of the movement of troops before, during, and after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Sources
Source A: Halleck telegram to Meade June 29, 1863 <br />
Source B: Couch telegram to Meade, July 1, 1863 <br />
Source C: Kelley telegram to Townsend, July 2, 1863 <br />
Source D: Thomas telegram to Stanton, July 3, 1863 <br />
Source E: Couch telegram to Meade, July 4, 1863 <br />
Source F: Thomas telegram to Stanton, July 4, 1863 <br />
Source G: Map of selected troop locations in Battle of Gettysburg
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Supporting Question
How did telegrams announce battles, victories, and defeats during the Battle of Gettysburg?
Formative Tasks
Create a series of newspaper headlines announcing the military actions described in the telegrams.
Sources
Source A: Thomas telegram to Stanton, July 3, 1863 <br />
Source B: Couch telegram to Stanton, July 3, 1863 <br />
Source C: Couch telegram to Meade, July 4, 1863 <br />
Source D: Kelley telegram to Townsend, July 4, 1863
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Supporting Question
Other than troop movements and military actions, what information was communicated in telegrams from the Battle of Gettysburg?
Formative Tasks
Participate in a fishbowl discussion about topics mentioned in the telegrams.
Sources
Source A: Couch telegram to Stanton, July 3, 1863 <br />
Source B: Couch telegram to Meade, July 3, 1863 <br />
Source C: Couch telegram to Ingalls, July 3, 1863 <br />
Source D: Meade telegram to Couch, July 3, 1863