An ongoing theme in any war. A huge theme in The Killer Angels and in the Battle of Gettysburg.When it came to making decisions, “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.”(63). Either side of the war they were on, “The men came here ready to die for what they believed in, for their homes and their honor, and although it was often a terrible death it was always an honorable death, and no matter how bad the pain it was only temporary, and after death there was the reward.”(268). They were so determined for that “reward” that they sacrificed everything. Both sides, the Union and Confederacy wanted power and would not stop until they got
An ongoing theme in any war. A huge theme in The Killer Angels and in the Battle of Gettysburg.When it came to making decisions, “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.”(63). Either side of the war they were on, “The men came here ready to die for what they believed in, for their homes and their honor, and although it was often a terrible death it was always an honorable death, and no matter how bad the pain it was only temporary, and after death there was the reward.”(268). They were so determined for that “reward” that they sacrificed everything. Both sides, the Union and Confederacy wanted power and would not stop until they got