Civil+WarBenE09

Every source you use is to be listed in your [|bibliography]. Every source you quote is to be cited in your paper or presentation. Tag your sources in [] with Civilwar, your name, and the topic Example tag= civilwar, paulb, africanamericansoldiers, soldiers, images

Sharpshooters
 * Topic:**

how sharpshooters were effective in battle
 * Focus:**

I was intersested in learning about how they fought in battle
 * Reason for choice:**

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 * What's your point? ([|thesis]):**

How sharpshooters changed the course of battle

What are four various secondary sources you have found before your research? []b [] [] []

What are two primary sources you have found to help your research?

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 * What four reasons do you have that will back up your point?**

1) They were able to take out people from far away.

2) They were good look outs

3) Thhey worked as a team to kill the enemies

4) They were better than the infantry
 * What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it?**

They were able to kill people from far away.

1) The snipers were trained to snipe people by shooting them with excellent accuracy, and killing them. 2) The snipers defeated the enemies while they were advancing or retreating 3) The snipers were in such good hiding, that they could take out other snipers. This helped a lot, so that their own team wouldnt get sniped. 4) These sharpshooters also killed more people than the infantry did.

What can you conclude from these facts? I conclude that the sharpshooters were really important. They helped kill people from far away, or killing them on retreat. This helped keep the enemies scared.

Sources: http://members.tripod.com/ncsharpshooter/introduction_to_civil_war_sharps.htm


 * What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it?**

They were good look outs.

1) The snipers used their teliscopes to obtain information by seeing what kind of people they could see. 2) They could pick which person they wanted to take out from a distance. 3) They could spot enemies that were approaching

What can you conclude from these facts? I can conclude that the snipers were very important in seeing what kind of people were around and could spot enemies from a distance. Sources http://members.tripod.com/ncsharpshooter/introduction_to_civil_war_sharps.htm


 * What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it?**

They worked as a team to kill the enemies.

1) They usually worked indivually, but they killed the enemies all together. 2) They worked together to capture artillery by shooting the men away. 3) The sharpshooters were an elite group that was seperate from the infantry 4) One thing the snipers did together, was shooting other sharpshooters out of their sniper posts. They did this by shooting once. The sniper in the post would duck down, because it saw the smoke of the gun. While it was ducked down, the snipers shot again, so when the sniper came back up, it would hit him in the head.

What can you conclude from these facts? They worked together, and when they did, they were very deadly.

Sources http://members.tripod.com/ncsharpshooter/introduction_to_civil_war_sharps.htm


 * What is your fourth reason and three to five facts to support it?**

They were better than the infantry

1) Sharpshooters could hide from the enemies and shoot them from long range, instead of close combact 2) They had less loses than the infantry did 3) The sharpshooters were better trained than the infantry were 4) The sharpshooters had better weapons.

What can you conclude from these facts? I can conclude that the sharpshooters were alot better than the infantry. The sharpshooters for ne thing, had better weapons, and also they could hide, so that the enimey wouldnt see them. This was better than having 2 run out and getting shot easily.

Sources http://www.bradyssharpshooters.org/bradys/orsanddyers.htm


 * Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life?**

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