The story Killer Angels provides an in-depth perspective of both Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War. The author, Michael Shaara, accomplishes a special feat due to the fact that throughout the novel he rarely breaks away from the factual aspects of America 's bloodiest war. The Civil War had seemingly various causes despite numerous soldiers and outsiders believing it was entirely about slavery. The Union and Confederates weren 't just fighting over the rights and ideas of slavery, they were fighting for much more. It was a power struggle. Throughout all of history, it has been perceived that slavery was at the forefront of the causes of the Civil War. However, there is a multitude of causes and meanings of the Civil War from the perspectives of both the North and South.
Unfortunately, in war the cause in which soldiers are fighting for can often be blurred due to the gruesome nature of the battles and inhumane treatment of fellow human beings. Soldiers in the Civil War and citizens of other countries had contrasting understandings of what the war was truly being fought for. "They think we 're fighting to keep the slaves. He says that 's what most of Europe thinks the war is all about. Now, what we …show more content…
The South was determined to become their own separate entity while the North 's goal was to maintain and preserve the Union. The power struggle began when President Lincoln was elected and began strongly opposing the idea of slave labor. Lincoln charged that southerners "believed the ideal laborer was not an educated, skilled freeman, but a blind horse upon a treadmill" Foner (341) The North believed that the economy was in need of a more diverse approach and "was no longer the ignorant labor of barbarians, but labor perfected by knowledge and skill, in combination with all scientific principles of
Unfortunately, in war the cause in which soldiers are fighting for can often be blurred due to the gruesome nature of the battles and inhumane treatment of fellow human beings. Soldiers in the Civil War and citizens of other countries had contrasting understandings of what the war was truly being fought for. "They think we 're fighting to keep the slaves. He says that 's what most of Europe thinks the war is all about. Now, what we …show more content…
The South was determined to become their own separate entity while the North 's goal was to maintain and preserve the Union. The power struggle began when President Lincoln was elected and began strongly opposing the idea of slave labor. Lincoln charged that southerners "believed the ideal laborer was not an educated, skilled freeman, but a blind horse upon a treadmill" Foner (341) The North believed that the economy was in need of a more diverse approach and "was no longer the ignorant labor of barbarians, but labor perfected by knowledge and skill, in combination with all scientific principles of