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    History 1301 John M. Skipper The Killer Angels is a historic backstory of the days leading up to the Civil War. The story is told from multiple viewpoints including Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, George Meade, and Winfield Scott Hancock. It is mentioned the Army of Northern Virginia is moving behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, and that the Army of Potomac is also moving, but is traveling very slow. This is one of the characteristics which plagued them throughout the war. Shaara

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    ridges; The Union forces were on Cemetery Ridge and the Confederate forces were on Seminary Ridge. Lee assessed the positions of the enemy and decided against the suggestions of his second in command, James Longstreet, who wanted to attack the Union where the stood. Lee came up with the plan to have Longstreet lead an attack on the Union left while Ewell attacked the right. Around four o’clock in the evening, Longstreet’s forces opened fire on Union forces led by Daniel Sickles. Sickle’s line of defence

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    command: take prudent risk. Bragg’s lack of competence regarding these two mission command principles ultimately set conditions for a poor mission command climate within General Bragg’s unit. Bragg’s sub-commanders, Generals Hindman, Buckner, Polk, Longstreet, and Hill were all skeptical of Bragg’s leadership and battle plans from his previous campaign at Chattanooga where he retreated from the city. Bragg was well known for retreating at the first Battle of Chattanooga, and also for predictably employing

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    their movements described. The experiences that they also undergo are an accurate depiction of the situation at the time the Gettysburg war occurred. The book manages to get into the minds of the heroes in the novel. We are shown a byplay of General Longstreet and Lee on the southern part, the way the former’s view of the latter takes a change during the period of the war and by large the authority that General Lee commands over his men in the army. In the north, we are shown how the war was waged through

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    during the battle was to seize the high ground and out last the union army. The Union army had outnumbered the Confederate soldiers. General Lee’s first hand man was General James Longstreet. Longstreet believes the new technology in warfare would make attacking the Union army bloody for the Confederate soldiers. Longstreet suggests to Lee that defensive warfare tactics such as using trenches and rocks for cover and concealment would be the Confederacy’s best fighting chance. Lee denies Longstreet’s

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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Civil War, much like a roller coaster, had several ups and downs that changed the course of events. However, one dramatic turning point in the war stands out above all others, The Battle of Gettysburg. From the beginning, the Union was destined to become victorious through superior military tactics and a more industrialization. However, several things must first happen to lead up to this dramatic battle. The Civil War began at Ft. Sumter on April 12, of 1861(Military)

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    The Killer Angels Novel written by Michael Shaara describes the Gettysburg battle from the perspective of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, various soldiers from both sides, and other men who fought in the battle. This author makes the reader go back in time and actually makes the reader depict the circumstances, and situations that soldiers and generals faced. This Novel makes the reader know that both sides were eager to win, and bring this bloodshed to an end. This amazing Novel shows how neighbor

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    The Killer Angels is an historical novel about the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. The book captures the human nature of many historical figures over three fateful days in rural Pennsylvania in 1863. North and South, Yankee and Confederate; The Killer Angels provides a glimpse into the hearts and souls of some of the men who fought in this infamous battle and their own reasons for being in a fight to the death against their fellow countrymen. The Civil War was a very significant time in

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    I feel that he gives an accurate description of each individual and almost makes it feel as the reader knows the characters in the book. The major characters that Shaara focuses on from the Confederate side are: General Robert E. Lee, General James Longstreet, General George Pickett, General Richard Ewell, General Ambrose Powell Hill, General Lewis Armistead, and General J. E. B. Stuart. From the Union side the story is told from the points of view of: General John Buford, General John Reynolds, General

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    battles in our nation’s history, where one side fought for freedom, and the other fought for a new way of life. The novel takes you on a journey through the eyes of various leaders from the Union and Confederate sides, including Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Arthur Fremantle, John Buford, and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. The book includes the four days both leading to and including the most courageous and nation changing battles of America’s history. I would recommend this book to all high

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