Katie Cline The Killer Angels Book Review June 21‚ 2012 The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara: The Random House Publishing Group‚ New York‚ 1974. The Killer Angels is a stunning recollection of the telltale battle of the Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg. Set from June 29 to July 3‚ 1863 and told from the vantage points of several soldiers and commanding officers from both sides‚ including Lee‚ Longstreet‚ and Chamberlain‚ Michael Shaara effectively paints a picture of the war that divided America
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Colton Bauserman Mr. Huggins U.S. History 11/21/2014 The South’s Disadvantage in the Civil War The greatest battle in our nation’s history was the Civil War. The Civil war was a very complicated war but most people just say that the North won just because they were better. Well that’s not all the accurate. The Confederacy lost this was because of a few disadvantages not because they were inferior to the Union. This Disadvantages were‚ the Confederacy had little time to prepare for a war of such
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bad-tempered”‚ and “no decision he makes at Gettysburg will be decisive” (xx). I do not think he has competence in commanding. I am attracted by the officers because each of them has different personalities and a colorful career. There is something from every man that makes me want to know more about them. For instance‚ General Lee‚ an outstanding strategist‚ is pretty old and has “heart disease” (xvi). I worry if his health condition will affect the battle in Gettysburg. Also‚ I wonder whether the army
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Imagine being thrust into the middle of a raging battle‚ a battle that lasts for 3 long days. The book Killer Angels by Michael Shaara does just that‚ introducing the reader to the Battle of Gettysburg in detail. Killer Angels elaborates upon the 5 days surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War‚ using key points of view from both Confederate and Union sides toshow the reader the brutal nature of war. Michael Shaara also uses this book to show how someof the generals were good friends
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COLONEL JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN AT THE BATTLE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP In late June 1863‚ Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia passed through western Maryland and invaded Pennsylvania. General Lee believed that by invading the North‚ he could draw the Union Army of the Potomac away from their defenses and force them to come after him. He also assumed the people of the North would be so demoralized if the Union were to lose another major battle‚ especially if it was fought on
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1. What role does honor play in the novel? Honor played a major role in novel‚ Killer Angels. Throughout the book‚ Honor was a concept that remained important to members of the armies‚ regardless of whether they were supporting the Union or the Confederacy. Every action and decision was made with the intention of being heroic and as honorable as possible. 2. From your reading of Killer Angels‚ what do you think was the main reason the Civil War was fought? While the North lightly interpreted
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discusses the strategy and logic used by each of the commanding officers of either army‚ along with the non-war side of each officer. In this historical novel‚ based on the battle of Gettysburg‚ the characters and events are‚ for the most part‚ historically accurate‚ however Shaara‚ who was not actually present at Gettysburg‚ had to fictionalize what the character’s thoughts and conversations were. In "To The Reader"‚ Shaara writes "The interpretation of character is my own." Sharra also states
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Pickett’s Charge and the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg happened on July 3‚ 1863. General Lee‚ who was part of the confederacy‚ can up with a plan that he thought would work. This plan included attacked the center of all the Union forces because he thought that they were weak and ready to break. Longstreet did not agree with this entirely‚ but he did what he was told. The troops set up a line of cannons that would attack Cemetery Ridge before they battled against the center. For over an hour
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Dear Aunt Caroline‚ Things were rough here at the battle of Gettysburg. Today is July 4th 1863‚ the day after the battle ended. Brother Bob and myself fought bravely under Confederate General Robert E. Lee. At the start of the whole thing we were quite confident in our ability to win due to the astounding victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville‚ Virginia‚ in May 1863. We all felt extremely good in the direction this was heading‚ as General Lee only intended to collect supplies from Pennsylvania
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became commander of the Virginia forces during the civil war. He was eventually became commander of the confederate forces during the civil war and won many of his battle the most famous of them being the second battle of bull run. Unfortunately‚ he surrendered the last major confederate force to union leader Ulysses S. Grant at the battle of Appomattox Court House. January 31st 1865 Robert E. Lee was appointed commander and chief of the confederate troops. During the beginning of the war Robert E
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