SURNAME: 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date The Killer Angels The novel The Killer Angels accounts for the 4 days of the Battle of Gettysburg, the South lost this battle not because they were a weak force but because the Union army had a better attacking strategy than the confederate army. In the beginning of the battle a Union commander, General John Buford ordered his men to first secure all the high places and he is focused on Seminary Ridge and all the hills behind it. The commander had a great war experience and he knew that high places served as good defensive grounds because they give the army the advantage of seeing their rivals as they approach and they have better view to fire at their opponents. “The war had come as a nightmare in which you chose your nightmare side. Once chosen, you put your head down and went on to win” ( Shaara, 1.1.51). The Confederate army was disadvantaged in this battle because they were fighting with opponents from high
