The Civil War not only an emotional war over beliefs and tradition, but it contained political, economic, social, and psychological elements so complex most historians argue over the cause. The Civil War thought to be a struggle over slavery and prejudice, was actually a war over territory. The Missouri Compromise of the 1850 which was supposed to solve the slavery problem but instead brought on controversy thus creating hostility between the northern and slave states. As this hostility escaladed the outcome would be the bloodiest war ever waged on Ameri

Without these books, no one could possibly imagine the emotions, sights, and personal feelings of all involved in the American Civil War. These modern masterpieces brought a brand new sense of the war to light and also altering the general perception of the war between the states.

The setting of each story is different that has an effect on the reader’s perception. The setting of The Killer Angels the glorious three day battle of Gettysburg that changed the outcome the war. The Red Badge of Courage has a non- specific setting of each battle which gives more attention to the individual soldiers than their surroundings. The Red Badge of Courage takes place in and around Chancellorsville, Virginia, during the course of several days in late April and early May 1863, not that Crane tells the reader either of those things. He doesn't even tell us that Henry and his friends are fighting the Civil War. This makes the story completely surround Henry and his unit. Although there is an exact location in The Killer Angels it doesn’t distract the reader from the character’s f

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