Analysis Of Robert E. Lee's The Killer Angels

Throughout The Killer Angels, you follow the experiences of soldiers during the civil war, and their trials, injuries, and casualties. The civil war was America's bloodiest war with a devastating amount of deaths, injuries, and diseases. During this time medical procedures were harmful and unsanitary. Nevertheless this caused a majority of deaths due to dire infections. While reading The Killer Angels you learned how the characters are administered care for.
One soldier's journey you accompany is commander Robert. E. Lee. Confederate Commander of Northern Virginia's army, Robert .E. Lee became very famous. During his time as commander Robert suffered, with heart disease, concerning the circumstances this caused intricacy for him. This had caused him to encounter perpetual headaches, lightheadedness, chest pains, and shortness of breath. This time period had minimal advances in medicine. Furthermore, there were no opportunities for medicine or surgeries, of which are available now. This led to complications with heart, consequently leading to his death. Had it been present day, Robert potentially received a surgery along with diet and lifestyle changes. Joshua. L. Chamberlain a colonel of the Union army in The Killer Angels, was an unusually placed man. Antecedently, to becoming a commander, he was a college professor. During …show more content…
In the book he is an underdog, seemingly climbing his way to the top, while also being profoundly racist against African Americans.Buster Kilrain had been shot underneath his arm. After the shot inflicted on his body, he received pressure to the wound to halt the bleeding. They would them remove the bullet and patch up the wound this would commence the healing process. Accordingly, is shot twice while defending Little Round Top. This led to Kilian's death the following morning. Similar to the treatment Kilrain received, would most likely be administered in present