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The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is a novel that outlines the Battle of Gettysburg. It is told in from a third person omniscient point of view with the main character rotating each chapter. The book covers a four-day period covering the Battle of Gettysburg and gives insight to each side of the fight (Union and Confederate).
The book begins on Monday, June 29, 1863 and provides an introduction to the circumstances directly before fighting begins. A spy named Harrison, hired by Longstreet comes back to the Confederate camp and alerts General Lee of the proximity of the Federal troops. Both Lee and Longstreet, another Confederate general, adopt an untrustworthy attitude toward the spy. After dismissing Harrison, the two discuss the news that Harrison has brought, along with Stuart's absence, and the report that Meade has replaced Hooker as the Union general. The information brought by Harrison is magnified in its importance because Stuart has left the......

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