Change is essential to life. One cannot survive without changing. As Harold Wilson said, “He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institute which rejects change is the cemetery.” Therefore, Lee should have listened to Longstreet about changing from offensive to defensive warfare. He should have listened for three reasons: They lost that battle, they lost men, and they lost the war. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is a historical novel recounting the events prior to, during, and after the Battle of Gettysburg. Fighting was proceeding between the Southern Confederates and the Northern Union. General Longstreet realized that the battle would not be won using offensive warfare so he wished to use defensive warfare tactics …show more content…
After fighting rigorously for days, and losing, the valiant soldiers began to lose hope. That battle was a crucial turning point in the war, and when it was lost hope began to fade. Hope was not the only thing lost. Additionally, when the Battle of Gettysburg was a failure for the Confederates, the men began to lose bravery. Even during the battle men began to be afraid. Worst of all, men were lost. If they had been fighting defensively, then more men may have survived to go home to their loved …show more content…
If General Lee had listened to General Longstreet during the Battle of Gettysburg, they probably would have won, thus leading to the ultimate victory of the Confederacy, since that battle was the turning point of the war. Since they did lose the war, they lost homes. Men, battle tired, worn, and defeated, returned back to their home states to find many of their homes destroyed. Not only homes were lost, but families were lost as well. Families lost fathers, brothers, and sons. Lastly, a result of the Confederates losing the war was that they lost their slaves. Slaves were an important piece of the Southern way of life. When they were freed, the South struggled to stand on its