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The Killer Angles By Michael Sharr Summary

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The story of The Killer Angles depicts the historical events of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battles of Gettysburg began on July 1,1863 through July 4, 1863, through the course of four days the author Michael Sharra writes about the conflicting thoughts and feelings the men experience about the meaning. During the four-day war period soldiers, commander, and generals realized how unforgiving war is; therefore, the perspective of war will be forever changed. Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is the colonel of the Twentieth Maine Infantry Regiment. Chamberlain was part of the Union and acted as a colonel. Before coming to war Chamberlain taught at Bowdoin College in Maine, during his school years he excelled in the study of languages. Chamberlain was able to speak seven languages; while he excelled academically his life goal was to become a solider. Chamberlain misinformed Bowdoin College by telling the other staff that he was taking a period of leave for study, since the college would not allow him to participate in any wars. …show more content…

When it came the time to kill the Confederate he was ready and willing; however, he had a great sense of respect for the Confederate soldiers. For example, Chamberlain had ordered his soldiers to take a knee for the Confederate soldiers when they surrendered at the end of the war because he wanted to acknowledge how they have fought bravely in the war. Chamberlain sympathized with the south due to the insight he had about why many of the southerners were fighting. Many southerners believed that they were fighting for their states rights along with traditions, but in reality they were fighting primarily for

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