Historical Accuracy Of The Killer Angels By Michael Shaara

The ultimate cause of the civil war was Slavery, however not everyone was fighting for just Slavery; they were fighting for various different reasons. The Killer Angels, written by Michael Shaara gives a more inside view of what actually happened and the different views of the characters involved. This is a novel that attempts to offer a more lifelike retelling of the Battle of Gettysburg; it portrays actual historical figures and the actual events of how they took place during the Civil War. This will probably cause some problems with historical accuracy considering we only got to read and learn the whole aspect of the war, yet not so much the minor details. “People seemed to think it was slavery that brought the war, when all it was really

He is slow talking and crude, he also was a smart man and was aware of the new nature of warfare, and he knew that military tactics would have to be changed with new technology. He was often called “old Pete” and sometimes “The Dutchman.” Longstreet was not born in Virginia; he was born in the far south in South Carolina. He was a stubborn man, he said what was on his mind, and we would always speak his mind. He was opposed to the invasion of Pennsylvania, but once the army is committed he no longer opposed. But he had great respect for Lee, and ultimately defers to his commander’s judgement, though not without a good deal of argument. Longstreet was the one who sent the spy, who said his name was Harrison, who believed that “one must keep their sense of humor.” Longstreet’s spy was the one who came back to report movement so close to them and initiated the move toward Gettysburg, had it not been for his Longstreet and Lee’s army probably would have been ambushed and probably would have lost lots of men giving them no chance to even try and win this war. Longstreet was a very good poker player; he loved to play that is until his sons died, in which he stopped playing altogether. He was ever told “your fame sir has preceded you.” Longstreet had 3 children, sons, with all were killed by a fever during the winter before the Battle of Gettysburg. This loss sunk the jovial Longstreet into a depression that was often very severe, “children never die; they live on in the brain forever.” He did not drink, he had made a loyal promise to “schoolgirl sally” as they called her that he would not have another drop of alcohol which he was loyal to, although he did allow his men to drink he stayed clear of it. Longstreet and his men were fighting for their freedom, sorrel his