Most people think of the Civil War as a military battle
             between the North and South. Without studying the subject,
             they do not appreciate the facts that make up this historical
             event. When one reads the novel, The Killer Angels, the
             reader will have a much better perception and understanding
             of what actually happened during the war. The Killer Angels,
             which is written by Michael Shaara, tells the epic story of the
             great battle of Gettysburg, which left 50,000 Confederate
             and Union soldiers dead, wounded, or missing. The tale is
             told from the alternating points of view from several of each
             side's significant participants. The book moves back and
             forth from the North and South perspective. Shaara portrays
             the terrible butchery of the three days' fighting through the
             vividly ren- dered thoughts and emotions of men such as
             General Robert E. Lee, Major General John Buford from
             the South and from the North, Brigadier General Lewis
             Armistead, and Colonel Joshua Chamberlain. This is a
             tremendously moving novel, guaranteed unforget- table. The
             book instills in one's mind what a battle fought during the
             Civil War was actu- ally like to be apart of for the soldiers.
             The setting for the book takes place in Pennsylvania, where
             the Battle of Gettys- burg is fought. The author provides
             many detailed maps of both army's positions. Throughout
             the book, the reader is shown the pain, difficulty, anguish,
             and other dilemmas the armies face leading up to the final
             confrontation. In the beginning of the book we learn about
             the North from a spy for the South. His job was to scout the
             North's position as well count the number of troops. He
             reports to General Robert E. Lee and recalls what he saw.
             The spy's information proved useful to the Confederates' at
             the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg. The fight at
             Gettysburg is a series of battles. At first the South gains
             ground but even...