James Longstreet

Good Afternoon.Fallen Angels is a book that takes place in 1968, twoards the end of the Vietnam War. The book follows the journey of a 17 year old boy named Richie Perry. Who was a african american from New York City. He just graduated from high school, and Perry doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life. He knows that his single mom cannot afford college,he choosees that he wants to join the army so he can go to college. On the plane to Vietnam he thinks about how he is going into combat…

Hell’s Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II by Jay A. Stout is a revealing insight into the lives of the pilots in the air force at the time of the United States’ entry into WWII. The book primarily concerns itself with telling the history and activity of the 303rd bomb group, providing a detailed description of events and personnel in chronological order starting at the group’s inception. Stout wrote the book because he was a pilot himself and because he wanted to show…

south’s loss of the battle, and the consequences that followed. The first disastrous mistake made by the South, was their faith in Jeb Stuart. Longstreet and the other generals in the Confederate army relied heavily on Stuart to tell them the locations of the Union army. Stuart failed to send them any information about the Union location. Finally, Longstreet and the other generals realized what Jeb Stuart had done. “Jeb Stuart… was joyriding.” (P. 9 )The Confederate Army was astonished that…

In order to check the furious fighting on the left, Meade moved troops in from his extreme right as reinforcements. This shift in the Union line brings up the third point of interest. While the left flank was under heavy attack from Longstreet, the right was supposed to be under pressure from Ewell's attack. The plans were simple; when Ewell heard Longstreet's guns, his orders were to attack. A unified assault would have weakened the defenses on the Union left by keeping the right busy and…

In this historical novel, The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara retells the events of the Battle of Gettysburg, in a way that allows the reader the ability to visualize each scene as it unfolded in the past.. The Battle of Gettysburg is regarded as one of the bloodiest battles fought on America soil and was a turning point in the civil war. The Confederates took the offensive while the Union defended the higher ground. These events, normally told from a third person view are now told through the…

Shaara and published in 1974. This historical fiction novel took place at the Battle of Gettysburg (Gettysburg, PA), in 1863. The point of view changes each chapter between generals and other important people in the Civil War such as Chamberlain, Longstreet, Lee, etc…. The most notable theme that appeared in this novel is death. Throughout the novel there are many casualties and deaths, even within the first day. At the end of day one, Buford has already “had enough; he had his orders”…

The land we call home is no stranger to war. Unfortunately, it was all too common for families to become divided. It is even documented that President Lincoln’s wife had relatives battling one another. During the Battle of Gettysburg the Culp family from Pennsylvania and the Crittenden family from Kentucky experienced this division first hand. To them loyalty meant more than a line drawn on a map. Five generations of the Culp family lived in the small town of Gettysburg. Henry Culp was owner of…

The book Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, illustrates the American Civil War at the Battle of Gettysburg. This was a three-day battle in 1863. This book draws you in and really makes grasp what it was like to be a witness as well as apart of the Civil War. The battle was in no way humane. Shaara conveys the brutality of both views from the Confederates and the Union side, emphasizes humanity of army generals, and showed each side could not comprehend their opponents’ way of thinking. Shaara…

A strong dynamic character can teach a vital lesson. The content of Fallen Angels is a novel about one of the great american wars, Vietnam. The book is narrated by soldier Richard Perry. Soldier Johnson a strong African American was heavily depended on by Richies squad leader. Peewee and Perry recognized Johnson was extremely blessed with strength far superior to others in the squad. Upon arrival in nam; the men were all assigned a task, this is when everyone initially witnessed his strength.…

1-- July 3, 1863 and ended up with Confederacy 's defeat, which broke the myth of confederate’s invincibility and caused large number of casualties. However, this failure could be easily avoided by correcting the tactics. General Lee and General Longstreet had several disagreements on tactics, respectively, the day before the battle, the first day of the battle and the second day of the battle; Lee insisted to fight enemy at Gettysburg, but…