In the book, "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara, the soldiers on both sides fought for reasons of their own. Some reasons tied into their religious beliefs and others tied into what they thought was ... longer a matter of vows" (Shaara Pg. 251). The south was fighting for what they thought was their 'rights' to establish a community like their old homeland. In the Fremantle chapter, we get a British opinion on the war and what they are doing, "But the point is they, the Southerners, do it all exactly as we do in Europe. And the ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1863 Chapter 1: • The Confederate spy/scout spots 20,000 Union men coming at a very fast pace and reports that to James Longstreet. • Longstreet does not believe the spy at first but decides not to take any chances and reports that to General Robert Lee. • Lee is also surprised by this news because he had not received any news from J.E.B. Stuart about these Union men. • However, he cannot afford to not believe the scout and decides to go to Gettysburg Chapter 2: • Colonel Chamberlain of the Union Army is told that he is going to receive 120 mutineers who are from Mai...

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1. What is the author's purpose in writing this book? The author wanted to write a book about the actual men in the civil war instead of the war itself. He wanted to write a story that had no bad side, because there wasn't one, there were only men who had dreams, and the will to fight for what they believed in. Shaara wanted to instill some understanding about the men in the civil war in readers, by writing their points of view. 2. Describe the author's background (how do you know this?). Michael Shaara was the son of Italian immigrants, born in Jersey city, New Jersey in 1928. His last name w...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School