"The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara

The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, tells the story of the historic Battle of Gettysburg. On July 1, 1863, the Confederate army and the Union army fought the largest and most gruesome battle of the American Civil War. Shaara states that he wrote the book because he wanted to know "what it was like to be there, what the weather was like, what the men's faces looked like." Between the days of July 1, 1863 and July 4, 1863, the Civil War's outcome was decided. These four days have been known as the Battle of Gettysburg, the turning point of the war. …