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Killer Angels

The Killer Angels is an awesome and vivid story about the battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg was one of the most bloody and horrific battle of the American Civil

War. Author Michael Shaara does an excellent job of showing the bravery and valor of

the men fighting on both sides.

The story begins in a town near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the town of

Taneytown on June 29, 1863. Harrison, a spy for the confederacy, returns to General

Longstreet late in the night and tells him about the Union troops he spotted moving closer

to their camp and could ambush them at any time. Longstreet doesn't believe Harrison at

first but Harrison is able to convince him eventually. Longstreet wastes no time and alerts

the commander of the Rebel army, General Robert E Lee. General Lee is skeptical too of

the union movement, but eventually decides to move his troops north towards Gettysburg.

Shaara then switches over to the union perspective,......

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