Civil War In The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels provided me with many interesting facts about the civil war. It really makes you think deeper into how bad their wounds were and especially how to cure them. Those men went into the battlefield, not knowing if they were going to walk out alive or not. One of the reasons why is because the medical field wasn't as advanced as it is now. Some doctors didn’t even know what they were doing, so you were lucky if you were in the hands of someone who did know. When a soldier was injured a medical personnel would patch them up as fast as possible and that soldier would get right back out there, but if it was something way more serious than they would be taken to the nearest hospital. We didn't have much practice in the medical field back then, but we slowly started to advance. …show more content…
An interesting fact about this character is that he is the only fictional character in the entire book. The author, Michael Shaara describes him as “A former sergeant who was demoted to private for drunkenly assaulting a fellow officer. A big, stocky Irishman, Kilrain is getting old and knows he does not have many fights left in him.” I almost forgot to mention that he is part of the Union and becomes friends with Colonel Joshua Chamberlain. On page 218 the union came under attack and Kilrain was shot right under his right shoulder, so technically he gets shot in his armpit. His comrades urged him to remove the bullet immediately, but kilrain was very stubborn and refused to do so. All he did was bandage his wound which in my opinion wouldn't be as helpful as removing the bullet immediately. During the civil war, they would have to do many amputations because a bullet or multiple ones would cause incurable damage to an important part of your