Pickett's Charge Analysis

On July 1 1864, two opposite forces of an idea met head to head in the beginning of the Battle known as the Battle of Gettysburg. It ran for 3 days and on the last day only one side was known to be the victors and the other was known to be the losers, The victors consisted of soldiers and generals alike of the Union. The losers were known as the Rebels. Again consisting of soldiers and generals, but less soldiers than what was hoped to be the outcome. The Rebels faced their fatality on the 3rd day with an order known as Pickett's Charge. It was a suicide mission to go with a full frontal attack, yet it still was played out, and still many soldiers died. The main man to order Pickett's Charge was General Robert E. Lee, and it was a foolish idea
“ Longstreet decided to move to New Orleans after the war” (History.com Staff 3). This proves that even though they lost Gettysburg and the Civil War itself, Longstreet can be considered successful because he worked hard and did his job. Sadly, the fact that he had let the south down was one of his regrets. This is shown in the text, “Politics and personal animosity fed the controversy and longstreet became known as the man who lost the war for the wouth” (History.net Staff). This helps prove the previous point that this was a failure to the war, but it is in fact a success for his job in the war and battle because he did what any other Lieutenant would have done in his position. Longstreet then became known as the one who let down the south and was repeatedly the scapegoat in the conversation. This is shown in, “Longstreet would spend much of his later life defending himself against repeated attacks from these critics” (History.com Staff 2). This proves that he was indeed the scapegoat, but he really was successful. That of which because he put up with the critics and the harsh comments about the 3 days, but all in all, he success was due to the fact that he followed orders. He, himself, knew that and he pushed to defend himself because he knew what really happened during those days. This can be shown in the text, “But his failing were not isolated- the confederate effort at Gettysburg revealed an army plagued with command problems and an extended, five mile-long battle line. Lee’s incomparable infantry could not overcome the crippling handicaps” (History.net Staff). This prove that the loss was not a failure on Longstreet's behalf but rather on the whole confederacy. The job of a general is to command given higher orders and carry them out. He was a success, but the confederacy needed someone to be their scapegoat. Yet Longstreet was also successful in moving on. “Longstreet later