Sandra Zajac AP U.S. History Period 7 Mr.

Ciampi

The Killers Angels –Michael Shaara

CHAMBERLAIN: In my opinion, Chamberlain is the best man of the bunch.

Chamberlain is simply such a virtuous and commendable leader. He is also so strong, so fearless
and nothing can get in his way. In chapter II I recall he was suffering from sunstroke, but
nonetheless he still persisted on doing what he had to do for his people. Also, he unlike most of
the others has sympathy for the less fortunate and he sure knows how to make stirring speeches.
Kilrain tells Chamberlain that 120 men are supposed to arrive; these are men from the Second
Maine which has been disbanded. Allegedly, these men no longer want to fight but there is a
message sent by Meade which orders that they are to fight and if they fail to do so, Chamberlain
can shoot them. Chamberlain wonders how you force a person to fight for freedom and is not
certain how to approach this situation. Chamberlain feeds the men who don’t seem to be in the
best of shape. He knows he cannot let them go, but he also cannot bring himself to shoot them.
He thinks it over and figured he owed them the truth at least. He told the men that their leader
Bucklin told him about their problems and that he will try to look into it as soon as he can but not
at the moment. He tells them that they would be of great benefit since they’re down below half
strength but he says that it is entirely up to them if they choose to fight but they must come
along. In his stirring speech, he asks them to join the Twentieth Maine. Clearly he was successful
in convincing them for all but six men agreed. He had some sympathy for these people while
others were simply willing to take the peoples’ lives if it meant that it benefitted them.

Chapter I-The Spy

The spy is searching for the Southern headquarters so that he can get back and reveal what he has
found out about the North. He was very well aware of the positions of both armies. The only
problem he seemed to be having is riding through the picket line in the dark. Harrison is seeking
Longstreet and Lee. Longstreet did not expect the spy to return. Nonetheless, the spy tells
Longstreet that he has position of the Union Army and that they are coming in 7 corps and
estimates that there are around 100,000 men but they aren’t as strong as they were before
because their 2 year enlistments are running out. He says the first corps is here and the eleventh
is right behind it. He adds that John Reynolds is in command of the lead elements and he has
seen him at Taneytown in the morning. Longstreet asks whether he’s heard from Stuart but
Harrison says he has not. They went to see Lee who was quite skeptical about spies but when
Harrison informs him that Hooker has been replaced with Meade, Lee said that he’s in great debt
for such noteworthy information. Afterwards, Longstreet instructs Sorrel to see that the spy is
fed, given a tent for the night and to be kept where Longstreet could find him if need be. Lee and
Longstreet have a small discussion and Lee says that Meade should be cautious but it will take
him some time to take command and organize a staff. This is why he says that there is
opportunity here and that they should start acting quickly. Both discover that Gettysburg(a road
junction) might be of use.

Chapter II-Chamberlain
Chamberlain is awoken by Buster Kilrain. Poor Chamberlain had walked 80 miles in 4 days and
had gone down with a sunstroke. Kilrain tells Chamberlain that 120 men are supposed to arrive;
these are men from the Second Maine which has been disbanded. Allegedly, these men no longer
want to fight but there is a message sent by Meade which orders that they are to fight and if they
fail to do so, Chamberlain can shoot them. Chamberlain wonders how you force a person to fight
for freedom and is not certain how to approach this situation. Kilrain suggests that he talk to
them. The men are weary, hungry, and tired. Chamberlain tells Glazier Estabrook to show them
the way where they could eat, while he takes Bucklin, their scarred leader along with him. The
leader tells him that the mutineers are tired of the war and the inept Union generals who have
been running it, and they want to go home. Chamberlain knows he cannot let them go, but he
also cannot bring himself to shoot them. He thinks it over and figured he owed them the truth at
least. He told the men that Bucklin told him about their problems and that he will try to look into
it as soon as he can but not at the moment. He tells them that they would be of great benefit since
they’re down below half strength but he says that it is entirely up to them if they choose to fight
but they must come along. In his stirring speech, he asks them to join the Twentieth Maine. All
but six men agree.

Chapter III-Buford
General John Buford, the commander of the Union cavalry enters Gettysburg with his two
brigades of 2,500 men, all mounted on horses. Buford is scouting the land ahead of the Union
army. He spots Rebel troops and counts 6 flags. He thinks it’s only a raiding party but he scouts
power behind it. Gamble says that there is one whole brigade but he says that they don’t have
any cavalry. Buford decides to remain in Gettysburg and sends a message back to the infantry
commander, General John Reynolds, telling him that they have arrived in Gettysburg and that the
opposition is expected to arrive in force in the morning. Buford surveys the area around the town
and notices its “high ground.” He rides through the middle of the town with his men. The
townspeople are relieved to see Union troops. Buford decides to occupy the hills with his men.
They dismount and get ready to fight on foot. He hopes to prevent the Confederates from taking
the high ground the next day until Reynolds arrives with his troops. They have this vision that
Meade will attack Lee’s army.

Chapter IV-
The Confederate officers attempt to teach Lieutenant Arthur Fremantle, a British military
observer, how to play poker. Longstreet sent his spy Harrison into Gettysburg to see what he
could find but Gettysburg was almost 30 miles away and he had not yet returned. One of his
aides, G. Moxley Sorrel, informs Longstreet that a soldier spotted Union cavalry in Gettysburg.
The reporting officer’s commander, General Hill, thinks he must have seen a state militia, but
Longstreet is not sure. Longstreet chats briefly with Fremantle. General George Pickett, a good
and perfumed soldier arrives much to everyone’s pleasure. Other officers under Pickett’s
command also arrive including Lew “Lo” Armistead, Jim Kemper, and Dick Garnett. Pickett’s
division hasn’t had much going on. Now, the division has been placed at the rear of the army.
Pickett approaches Longstreet and complains that his boys weren’t at Chancellorsville, or
Fredericksburg and that two of his brigades were sent off to guard Richmond. He also adds that
he’s been placed last in line of the march. He asks that his division be moved up. Longstreet tells
him that there really isn’t any set plot and it is just the way things fell out. He tells Pickett that
they sent his boys to Richmond because they figured that they were Virginia boys and well
suited for the area. He also gives Pickett a different perspective by saying that if the army had to
turn and fight its way out of there, Pickett would be first in line. Pickett leaves and Longstreet
then talks to Armistead. Armistead tells him that Hancock has got the Second Corps and their
headed their way. Armistead says that they should be running into him one of these days.
Longstreet tells Armistead that he would prefer to use defensive warfare tactics, such as
trenches. Armistead replies that his ideas are sound, but that the Confederate army is not the
army to try them out on. Besides, Armistead says, General Lee would never agree to defensive
warfare, because he thinks it is somewhat dishonorable. Back at the poker game, several of the
players, including a Southern politician, become upset at Fremantle for saying that the war is
over slavery. The next morning, skirmishes begin between Buford’s men and the Confederate
infantry in Gettysburg.

Wednesday July 1,1863-The First Day

Chapter I-Lee
General Lee rises. The troops are already up and moving. Lee had fallen from his horse on his
hands and the hands still hurt him. He is also having some slight heart troubles and is taking
things easy. He discusses the military situation with his aide, Walter Taylor. Taylor says he’s
heard noting of General Stuart an that he has not reported back with the position of the Union
army. This worries Lee because he’s left blind of the situation. Taylor reassures him that if they
haven’t heard from him then they can assume that he has nothing to report. Lee tells Taylor that
if he doesn’t hear from Stuart by evening that they are to send for him. Several of Lee’s officers
want Stuart to be court-martialed for his failure to report on the Union army, but Lee is fond of
Stuart, who has been an excellent soldier until now. A message arrives from General Hill who
wishes to inform Lee that he is going into Gettysburg in the morning with him lead Division.
Taylor tells Lee that there is a report of Union cavalry in Gettysburg but General Hill discounts
it. Taylor says that General Pettigrew claims he saw them yesterday afternoon. Lee tells General
Longstreet that he is Lee’s most valuable officer and must not risk himself near the front in
battle. Longstreet reports that the new commander of the Union army is George Meade.
Longstreet adds that he believes Union cavalry have occupied Gettysburg. He suggests that the
Confederate army swing around to the southeast of Gettysburg and put itself between the Union
army and Washington, D.C., cutting the Union soldiers off from the capital and forcing them to
attack. Lee is annoyed by Longstreet’s stubborn advocacy of defensive tactics and refuses to use
them. As the two ride out to start the day’s march, they hear the sound of artillery fire in the
distance.

Chapter II-Buford
The Confederate troops begin to attack Buford’s cavalry. Buford leads his men. After the first
Confederate attack, Buford sends word of the attack to Reynolds, who is heading toward
Gettysburg with his infantry troop. Buford hopes that Reynolds arrives at Gettysburg before it is
too late. Buford has lost battles before while waiting for infantry to arrive. Buford orders his
cannoneers to fire several shots. The Confederate infantry attack begins. Buford rides back and
forth among his soldiers, directing the battle. The Confederates outnumber the Union soldiers,
but the Confederates have been expecting a small militia, and their early attacks are easily
repulsed by Buford’s men. Soon, however, the Confederates are attacking in droves, and the tide
begins to turn. When Buford thinks he can hold out no more, Reynolds arrives and provides
needed aid for Buford’s brigade. Just as Reynolds’s men move in, Reynolds is shot and killed.
The attack continues without a commander, and Buford rides out to scout the other hills and
make sure no Confederate forces are moving in on them.

Chapter III-Lee
Lee arrives in Gettysburg to discover a small battle in full fury. He thinks that if there is a repulse
then it will be good land to defend. He also thinks that Longstreet could bring up his people and
hold this place and they could shelter the army back in the mountains. Lee spoke to Hill who
didn’t appear to look too well. Hill told him that its merely momentary indisposition and that it
could be a touch of the old soldier’s disease. Hill tells Lee that Harry Heth is ahead and that he
has instructions not to force major action. Lee desperately wants to know what is happening
ahead and Hill volunteers to go there himself. Meanwhile, Lee began working on a plan of
withdrawal. Lee is annoyed because he has no information from General Stuart, the cavalry
leader who has been assigned to report on the movements of the Union army. He hasn’t got a
clue as to what lies ahead of him; it could be the entire Federal army for all he knows. No one
knows where Stuart is, and Longstreet thinks he is out joyriding. Lee surveys the field with
binoculars and sees that Heth’s forces have been forced back by the Union troops. The Union
infantry was firing. There didn’t seem to be a lot of cannon but there were a great deal of rifles.
Taylor went to look for Heth and Lee sent a message to Ewell to advance with all possible speed.
He also sent a note to Longstreet telling him that Union infantry had arrived in force, even
though he knew Longstreet could do nothing. Heth appears and tells Lee the story of how he
moved in to Gettysburg, thinking he would be fighting a few militia but it was john Buford’s
dismounted cavalry. He decided to push on it but the boys wouldn’t hold back. He didn’t think
that they would be stopped by a few dismounted cavalry but they put up a good fight
unexpectedly and just as Heth thought he might win, Union infantry appeared and repulsed the
attack. As Heth tells this story, Lee receives reports from one of his generals, General Rodes. A
courier from Rodes tells him that the General has joined the engagement with his entire division
and is attacking the Union right. He also informs him that General Early is behind Rodes and
will be on the field within the hour. He asks Lee if he has any instructions but Lee tells him he
hasn’t got anything as of now. Lee tells Heth to attack again, along with General Pender’s
division. The battle rages, and then General Hill reports that Heth has been wounded and that the
Union forces are fighting better than he remembers them ever doing. Eventually, the Confederate
army forces the Union army back, and the Union troops fall back to the hills on the northern end
of Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill, and Culp’s Hill. Lee sends a message to Ewell in which he
tells him that the Federal troops are retreating in confusion and it is only necessary to push those
people to get possession of those heights. Longstreet arrives and surveys the scene. He suggests
that the Confederate army should swing around behind the hills and position itself between the
Union army and Washington, D.C. but Lee refuses to disengage. A message arrives from Ewell
in which he states that he has not yet taken Cemetery Hill because he fears a Union attack from
the south of Gettysburg. Lee waits for Ewell to attack but it never happens.

Chapter IV-Chamberlain
Chamberlain marches his men toward the town of Gettysburg. Here and there along the road
people come out to see the troops go by and there are a few cheers, but for the most part most
people are silent and the sight is quite depressing. Chamberlain’s brother, explains the
personalized brigade bugle call to a new recruit. As he rides his horse, Chamberlain realizes that
you can learn to love the life of a soldier. However he also recalls the piled up corpses and the
constant fear that he can die any instant. He contemplates whether or not he is too fond of that.
He then remembers Maine, the place he grew up. He also thinks back on a speech he had
memorized from Shakespeare and recites it. The lines include ‘’In action, how like an angel!” in
which he remembers his father replied, “Well, boy, if he’s an angel, he’s sure a murderin’
angel.” Chamberlain also recalls giving an oration on the subject: Man, the Killer Angel . He
reminisces and says that when his father found out, he was very proud of him. Chamberlain
wonders what his father would have thought of the speech that very morning and everyone else
back home. His mother wanted him to be a parson. He was wondering how come Vincent picked
Chamberlain himself out of all people to lead the Regiment, to be commander of the regiment.
The regiment marches through the town of Hanover. Out in the fields, dead bodies lay in untidy
rows, the arms were up above their heads, their clothes were scattered, their shoes were missing.
Chamberlain learned that Stuart had been through there and there’d been a brush. The people of
Hanover were very delighted to see the Union troops. As they near Gettysburg, the soldiers
receive word of the battle that day, and the regiment swiftly moves toward the town. They set up
camp just outside the town and wait for the morning to come.

Chapter V-Longstreet
Longstreet is riding out of Gettysburg just after dark, examining the battlefield. He passes a
hospital wagon and sees mounded limbs glowing whitely in the dark, a pile of legs, another of
arms. He also rode over and saw dead horses. Longstreet rode away from the field towards
higher ground. He is anxious about the hills, because he recognizes the strategic importance of
the high ground. Longstreet knows that Lee will attack in the morning. Lee is fixed and
unturnable, a runaway horse. Longstreet believes that Lee is making a mistake; he smells disaster
like distant rain. But Lee will not listen to Longstreet, and Lee’s reticence makes Longstreet
depressed. Longstreet starts to think about his children, all three of them dead from fever over
the winter, and he becomes even more depressed. He has tears in his eyes and lectures himself
that depression is contagious and that he has to keep it to himself. He knows that the army is all
that he has left. Fremantle, the British observer, fumbles his way next to Longstreet. Fremantle is
giddy with pleasure at having seen the fighting earlier that day. Longstreet asks him if he has
spotted anything, particularly a cavalry charge or Stuart. But Fremantle said he hasn’t. He says
that Lee is an English general, and that Lee has gained a reputation in Europe especially because
Americans are never thought of as gentlemen. Fremantle says that they have so many things in
common, his country and Longstreet’s. Fremantle earnestly hopes that they become allies and he
says that he is indebted to Longstreet for his hospitality. England, however, never enters the war
against the Union because the Confederates support slavery, to which England is opposed.
Fremantle and Longstreet also talk about Stonewall Jackson, Lee’s former right-hand general
who was killed before the Battle of Gettysburg. Another Confederate officer, Dick Garnett, was
shamed when Jackson accused him of cowardice in retreating from an impossible fight, and
Jackson tried to have Garnett court-martialed. Garnett, who now serves under General Pickett,
had no chance to clear his name before Jackson died, and now he is depressed because of his
dishonored reputation. Longstreet describes how he believes a new form of fighting should be
introduced, one that takes advantage of new weapon technology such as repeating rifles. But he
thinks that Lee would rather lose the war than his dignity.

Chapter VI-Lee
Lee rode north through the town and out the Heidlersburg Road. There was joy everywhere
around him; the men were yelling and whooping all around. Man just stopped and smiled and
some took off their hats. They had won again. Ewell had made his headquarters in a farmhouse.
He was there along with Early and Rodes. They were all standing, waiting for Lee. Lee
wondered why they didn’t attack but he didn’t say a word. Lee meets with generals Ewell, Early,
and Rodes. Lee asks the condition of the corps and the number of wounded. Early spoke up and
Ewell deferred. Lee also wants to know why Ewell hasn’t moved on through town and taken the
hill. Ewell claims that he did not think it was practical and that they were waiting for many
reasons. Also he adds that they had marched all . Early adds that there were reports of Federal
troops iin the north that had to be confirmed before they could make an attack, so they decided to
wait for Johnson, to arrive with his forces. Early adds that Cemetery Hill “will be a very strong
position” for the Union forces once it is fortified. Early said that General Longstreet hasn’t been
engaged and that his Corps haven’t been fought for some time. Early suggests that if Longstreet
were to attack on the right, he could draw the enemy from this position and they would then
attempt the assault supported by General Hill. To this Lee responded by saying that Longstreet
proposes that they move their army to the right around the army flank and interpose between
Meade and Washington. Ewell thinks that to leave the town, which they have captured, would
demoralize the troops, and Early thinks it unwise to move an entire army around the high,
fortified position that the Union forces are holding and morale would suffer. In his very own
mind, Lee agrees that it would be extremely difficult to move the army without Stuart and his
cavalry to guide them. Lee departs and meets with General Isaac Trimble, who is upset with
Ewell for not having taken Cemetery Hill. Trimble tells Lee that he offered to take the hill with
no more than a regiment, but Ewell made no response; he simply froze. Lee retires to his
headquarters in an old house and ponders about his options. Lee sends for Ewell and when Ewell
arrives he tells his commander that he and Early think they should attack the right flank as Lee
suggested. Ewell apologizes for being too “careful” that day, and Lee, a gentleman, accepts the
apology and does not chide Ewell very much. Lee goes to sleep, wondering where Stuart is.

Chapter VII-Buford
Buford is returning to Cemetery Hill so that he can see the fortifications the Union army is
building. Buford enters a farmhouse. The officers are arguing over who is really in command,
General Howard or General Hancock. Gibbon, one of Hancock’s men, tells Buford that Howard
is blaming Buford for the loss that day, claiming that Buford’s men, who had fought all morning,
should have supported Howard’s men on the right flank. Hancock comes to talk to Buford, and
Buford tells him about the death of Reynolds. Hancock orders Buford to get his cavalry refitted.
General Meade arrives, and Buford leaves to brood.

Thursday, July 2,1863-The Second Day

Chapter I-Fremantle
Fremantle a slow riser staggered into the dawn not quite knowing where he was. The army
awakened around him. He could sense the red battle forming today coming like the sun He
expected cannon at any moment. He bid a hello to Sorrel, Longstreet’s aide. The two of them
discuss Longstreet for a bit and how he rarely even sits, let alone sleeps. Other officers began
stepping out into the dark of the morning. There was Ross, the fat Austrian with the Scottish
name and there was Sheibert. There were the three medical people: Maury, Cullen, Barksdale
and others of Longstreet’s staff including: Latrobe, Goree, and the charming little Jew, Major
Moses. They sat down to a splendid breakfast even though Fremantle remained vaguely asleep.
Only good men sat at the table. All these men had nothing but contempt towards the Yankees
whom they have beaten so often. Fremantle particularly enjoyed himself enormously for they
were Englishmen and he felt right at home. The men all chatted and joked. Sorrel promised to
keep Fremantle informed. They rode together toward the lines hoping for a good view. Fremantle
came to Gettysburg and saw the bodies unburied in the fields. They turned off to the right and
rode up through a grove through higher ground and through the trees Fremantle could see the
blue ridge to the east where the Yankees were camped. But he saw no troops and no movement.
He passed a battery of Southern artillery, mixed Napoleons and Parrots served by wagons
stamped USA. Sorrel told Fremantle that they got most of their wagons and guns from the
enemy. He also adds that their enemy’s artillery is good but is certain that their own will be
better. They rode to Lee’s headquarters, then beyond up the ridge to where the Generals were
meeting. There was a gathering of officers. Sorrel suggested that if Fremantle wanted a good
view, he should find a convenient tree. There below him, not 50 feet away, Fremantle recognized
Longstreet and Lee. The officers were in consultation. Fremantle asks Longstreet why the
Confederates have not entrenched, wondering why they are not worried about a Union attack.
Longstreet replies that Meade would never attack, and also that the Union forces are so fortified
in their position that they would not want to move. Longstreet says, as he always does, that the
best action for the Confederates is to swing around the Union army and come between them and
Washington to force the Union to attack. Lee will not agree to this plan. Fremantle leaves to join
his fellow Europeans. He believes he has stumbled on something profound.

Chamberlain-Chapter II

Chamberlain sits with his regiment in an open field studded with boulders and awaits new orders.
Chamberlain wandered, watching and listening. All his life he had been a detached man but he
was not detached anymore. He felt as if he was no longer alone for he had not only joined the
army but also the race. He prayed to God that his troops weren’t withdrawn. He cannot help
thinking about his home in Maine, and his wife. A mass of men was coming down the road,
unarmed, unspiked, no rifles; they were prisoners. Kilrain comes over and informs Chamberlain
that they have found a John Henry, an escaped black slave. He is a large wounded man who isn’t
in the best of condition and who speaks little English, but he manages to thank the Union
soldiers. Chamberlain has the surgeon bind the man’s wounds and gives him food, but he cannot
take the slave with the troops. He tries to point the slave in the right direction the best he can.
Chamberlain is quite fascinated by the encounter because he seldom sees black men in his life.
He finds himself somewhat bothered by his feelings when he sees the man. He feels an odd
hesitation and revulsion and he doesn’t want to touch him. Tom came bubbling up with a
message from Vincent: the Corps would move soon, on further orders. Chamberlain thought of
writing Fanny a quick letter because he wanted to tell her about the black man but the 83rd was
up and forming. He begins to move the regiment forward. Another colonel appears and informs
Chamberlain that his group is headed toward the small hill Little Round Top. Chamberlain again
muses on the black man. He tells Kilrain that in his mind, there was never any real difference
between black men and white men. Kilrain says that while he has some reservations about blacks
as a race, he thinks there are good ones and bad ones, just like there are good and bad white men.
Chamberlain thinks about an argument he had with a Southern preacher, who said that a black
man was not a man at all. Another Southerner, a professor, came to him and apologized for the
preacher’s behavior, but he said he could not apologize for his views. He tried to persuade
Chamberlain intelligently, as Chamberlain had tried to do with the preacher. At that point
Chamberlain found that he wanted to kill the Southern professor, and it was then that
Chamberlain realized that this disagreement might lead to war.

Longstreet-Chapter III

Lee and Longstreet gather to talk about the plan of attack for that day. Longstreet still wants to
use defensive fighting, but he realizes that Lee has made up his mind to attack that day. Ewell
and Early believe that the Union forces on Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill are too concentrated to
attack. They propose that Longstreet’s men attack the left of the Union line, on Little Round Top
and along Cemetery Ridge, they might draw off enough Union forces to allow Ewell and Early
to take Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill. Once Longstreet will be distracted with the enemy,
Ewell’s forces will be able to strike.

Lee likes this plan, but he wants Longstreet’s approval. The stubborn Longstreet refuses to give
his approval, but he also refrains from arguing, so Lee simply orders him to attack the Union’s
left. Longstreet says that he must delay at least an hour until one more brigade arrives. Lee
outlines his plan to General McLaws, who asks if he can send men to examine the roads leading
to the Union’s left before they march. Longstreet refuses, saying he does not want McLaws to
leave his division. Another general, Hood, asks for permission to send a brigade around the end
of the Union line to try to disrupt the supply lines in their rear. But Lee refuses the offer, saying
he needs to concentrate his forces. The officers leave to start the battle. Longstreet meets with
Lee’s engineer, Captain Johnston, who is to guide Longstreet’s corps into position for the battle.
Longstreet tells him to make sure the troops are not observed by Union soldiers. Johnston says
he has scouted the Union position, but he has not scouted the roads leading up to it, and he fears
that not knowing the roads will cause a problem. Longstreet grumbles to himself at the absence
of Stuart, who would have reconnoitered all the roads around Gettysburg, had he been present.
The march begins at noon. Lee rides off and Captain Johnson approaches. Johnson reports that if
the troops march any farther on the road, the Union will be able to see them. Longstreet orders a
countermarch that takes the troops almost to the point where they started and brings them around
again, which costs a lot of valuable time. They discover that the Union troops have left Cemetery
Ridge and dug in to the peach orchard just in front of Little Round Top. Though the losses will
be heavy, Longstreet orders Hood to attack the peach orchard. He tells Hood that he must take
Little Round Top. The battle begins, and heavy losses occur quickly.

Chamberlain-Chapter IV
Chamberlain hears cannon in the west, and is surprised because he thinks that the Rebs were in
Gettysburg. A courier rides up to him and informs him that Chamberlain was instructed to form
his regiments. The Regiment forms and increases in size because General Meade ordered every
soldier to action. They march into a forest, where Chamberlain was positioned on the extreme
left of Union line. The first attack is made, and Chamberlain is able to hold them back. Soon
another attack begins. Colonel Vincent is dead, and so is Weed and Hazlett. Chamberlain doesn’t
find any aid, and a third of his men are down. Chamberlain can't stave off the Rebs if they came
on them again. Chamberlain decides to attack downhill. They attack and watch how the Rebs
turned and ran. The fight is over at last. They capture 500 prisoners, and lose 130 men.
Chamberlain is then asked to occupy the Big Round Top.

Longstreet-Chapter V

Longstreet walks around in the dark, sad and depressed, watching all the wounded. Captain
Goree comes up to him and tells him that everyone blamed Longstreet for their loss. Longstreet
decides to pay General Lee a visit. When he rides up to Lee's house, men are cheering for
victory, when in fact there was no victory. On the way there Longstreet encounters Stuart. The
two exchange a hello and go to Lee. Lee is tired and Longstreet swears he’s never seen him in
this state. They discuss the fight and how they were so close to capturing the hill. Longstreet
leaves Lee, and meets Fremantle, who praises him and Lee, mostly Lee for being a great
commander. Later on, Longstreet goes back to his place and sits under a tree, pondering about
the war. Armistead joins him and they remember the good old days, while watching the boys
laugh and tell funny stories. Longstreet joins them.

Lee-Chapter VI
Lee works all through the night, but soon he becomes tired. This all had to do with his age and
his poor health which wouldn’t allow him to keep on working. He asks Taylor to tell the others
that he is too tired and no longer wishes to work. He goes into the dark and recollects the day the
war had begun. He thinks about the war and his people, and how he has to fight his own people
on his land. Soon, Stuart joins him. Lee became very irritated and angry with him as he
remembers that Stuart let him down and tells him that the Generals requested his court-martial.
Lee tells Stuart how everyone was disappointed in him and how he let everyone down. Stuart
has nothing to say. Lee leaves him. Venable joined Lee from Ewell’s camp. They talk about
Ewell, and him being unable to command the corps. Lee thinks about it all, and he realizes that
the only man he could truly rely on was Longstreet. Lee makes a decision to attack in the
morning and there was no going back.

Friday, July 3, 1863-Day 3

Chamberlain-Chapter I
Chamberlain is on top of the tree on the highest ground glancing at the army. He wants coffee.
Tom comes up to him with a cup of coffee, and the two brothers just look around. Chamberlain’s
foot bled from the fight, but he ignored it and thought nothing of it. Chamberlain sends Tom to
Rice for ammunitions. When Chamberlain got down from the tree, a courier from Rice comes up
to him to let him know that he was relieved, because Colonel Fisher’s men would take their
position. Chamberlain tells his men to get ready to move on, and he himself goes after the
courier to see their new spot.

Longstreet-Chapter II
Longstreet studies and glances at Goree’s map. He wishes that it would rain and everything
would cool down. Lee goes up to Longstreet, and asks him to ride with him. Lee wanted
Longstreet to attack the rocky hill again but only with Pickett. Longstreet doesn't wish to do that
because he knew that his men can't capture the hill with half their strength. Lee agrees to give
him Hill's two divisions to break the center of the Union army. Lee becomes irritated with Ewell
and rides away. Later Longstreet gets a word that Ewell was attacked. Lee goes back to
Longstreet and agrees to give him Pettigrew, Pickett and Trimble. Longstreet calls the three
commanders and explained them the attack plan. Pickett was supposed to attack first. Lee tells
Pickett what he has to do, and at that time Longstreet sees what would occur. He foresees his
men going up that hill, and half being killed on the way. However, there was nothing he could do
and he couldn’t back down.

Chamberlain- Chapter III

Chamberlain watches the army as their guide, lieutenant Pitzer comes up to him. He says that
they almost retreated because of General Meade. He holds an assembly and asked everyone to
vote whether or not they are staying or leaving. Everyone votes to stay. Pitzer leaves and
Chamberlain is left all alone. A soldier from General Sykes comes up to him, and informs him
that Sykes wishes to see him. Sykes really wants to know more about Chamberlain, because
everyone said that he was a good commander. After their conversation, Chamberlain goes to rest
under a tree. His foot starts bleeding. Tom tells him that Kirlain died. They sat in silence and
suddenly an attack was made. Cannons were heard everywhere. Chamberlain looked around and
everyone was down. There were even dead horses everywhere. He fell asleep, woke up but the
firing hadn’t stopped. He went to sleep yet again.

Armistead- Chapter IV
Armistead walks around while there was a shooting going on. The Union army begins firing
also. He sees the division army laying flat on the ground in the open field, and then goes back
under the trees. Longstreet and Pickett are still writing something. Armistead remembers his old
love and his best friend Hancock. Garnett goes up to him and tells him that he would ride even
though it was against the orders. When Garnett leaves, Armistead sees Pickett and tells him
about Garnett, but they cannot do anything. The fight begins and the Rebs started off well but as
they went deep into the fire, their lines broke and many died. Armistead reaches the Union wall,
crosses it, but was hit. He asks Union soldiers to tell General Hancock that he was sorry and
died.

Longstreet-Chapter V
Longstreet watches the fight and sees how the neat lines were broken and how men were dying.
Then he sees his soldiers come out of the smoke, moving slow, not trying to run. He begins to
think about the dead men and blames himself because he sent them to die. Then Lee comes to
him. Longstreet thinks that he could never forgive Lee for giving the orders. He lost himself,
mounted a horse and rode into the fire, his fellows followed him. When Longstreet came back,
Lee blamed himself for their loss, but his men thought otherwise. Soon Lee gave the orders to
retreat at night.

Chamberlain-Chapter VI
Chamberlain sits the rain and yet again he ponders about the war, and how he would come back
to Gettysburg in the future. Tom came to him and sat next to him. They spoke about the cause of
war and they didn't quite know what the Rebs fought for besides slavery. Chamberlain thought
that the rebus would come back and left. The following day it was Fourth of July.