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Battle of Gettysburg This story about the four-day series of events and battles that surrounded and comprised The Battle of Gettysburg in his 1974 novel, The Killer Angels. The story represents both the views of the North and the South, and commands the reader’s understanding and empathy toward each of the characters and views regarding the Civil War. Shaara’s portrayal of the war leaves tension, conflict, trials, victory and defeat. The book is divided …

…Confederate commanders into drawing the soldiers into the open, and as the soldiers begins to march across, the fire starts again, and men die in droves, until all are gone. After the Southern forces retreat, Lee comes to Longstreet and admits that Longstreet was right all along. He then gives orders for the Confederate retreat to Maryland. The novel closes as Chamberlain talks about the Confederate’s bravery, and the next day is Independence Day.