August 12‚ 2012 Title: The Killer Angels Author: Michael Shaara Historical Event Depicted: This novel illustrates the Battle of Gettysburg‚ often known as the turning point of the great American Civil War. Southern slave-holding states‚ known as the Confederate States of America‚ fight the war with loyal Union states for secession. The Battle of Gettysburg is where Union Major General George Gordon Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeats Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
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Gettysburg was one of the most horrific battles of the Civil War. Over fifty thousand soldiers were found dead‚ wounded‚ or went missing in a period of three days‚ July 1-3 of 1863. That is the most number of casualties that has occurred during any battle in American history. The battle took place in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ where President Lincoln made a speech entitle the Gettysburg Address five months later‚ on November 19th of 1863.4 General Robert E. Lee‚ of the Confederate Army‚ decided
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Episode V ‚"The Universe of Battle"‚ of The Civil War series directed by Ken Burns reflects on how the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was a major turning point in the Civil War. He details how the Union defeat at Gettysburg‚ the work of women‚ and the entry of black men into the Union army enabled the North to significantly weaken the Confederacy. The Union and Confederacy both suffered thousands of casualties in the bloody battles that took place. However‚ by the end of 1863‚ the North was led to
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MOVIE-GETTYSBURG SOURCE: BOOK-THE AMERICANS Summary Of the Movie Gettysburg was made in 1993 based on an award winning novel “ The Killer angels” by Micheal Shaara. It is one of the longest films in Hollywood and is based on an actual 3 days battle between the Confedrate Army (Southern states) and the Union Army (Northern states) at Gettysburg. This was the turning point in the US history where-in the winning streak of the Confederate Army was stopped by the Union Army during
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On July 1 1864‚ two opposite forces of an idea met head to head in the beginning of the Battle known as the Battle of Gettysburg. It ran for 3 days and on the last day only one side was known to be the victors and the other was known to be the losers‚ The victors consisted of soldiers and generals alike of the Union. The losers were known as the Rebels. Again consisting of soldiers and generals‚ but less soldiers than what was hoped to be the outcome. The Rebels faced their fatality on the 3rd day
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Confederate general. Both men play key parts in the battle of Gettysburg and their choices help direct the course of the whole war‚ both in their favor and against. While they are fighting on the same side‚ there are differences that distinguish them and cause conflict between them‚ and these differences will determine major turning points in the war. Robert E. Lee was one of the most beloved men in the American South. At the time of the battle of Gettysburg‚ he is fifty-seven years old and is having
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The Battle of Gettysburg “Now we are engaged in a great civil war…” –Abraham Lincoln Intriguingly‚ the deadly Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most impressive battles of the Civil War. Although an outrageous amount of soldiers lost their lives‚ the battle was a major turning point of the war. Fighting for what they believed‚ the Civil War put brother against brother‚ dividing a nation. On up to the battle‚ there were many disagreements that led to the causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
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totally different battles‚ the Normandy Landings and the Battle of Gettysburg have many similarities and differences. The Normandy Landings are also referred to what most people recognize today as D-Day. It took place on June 6‚ 1944 and was an allied invasion on the coast of Normandy. The Battle of Gettysburg took place a little over eighty years before D-Day. It was a significant battle during the Civil War. The battle was fought July 1-3‚ 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania.
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took longer to reload than those that we use today. I find three of these parks to be of more importance than the other ones. The first park would have to be Gettysburg Military Park‚ due to the fact that that was where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place‚ leading to the deaths of 50‚000‚ it also caused Lincoln to create the Gettysburg Address. The next park I find of uttermost importance to be kept would have to be the Acadia National Park due to the fact that they had a bit of trouble
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General Robert E. Lee’s last invasion of the Northern territory‚ Union General George Meade held off the Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg. After the battle was initiated‚ the North and the South set up their positions‚ fought for three days straight until the retreat of Lee on the fourth day‚ the creation of a cemetery for the fallen‚ and the Gettysburg Address. In the beginning‚ General Lee was starting his second northern invasion‚ after his first invasion was ended in Antietam almost
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