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Comments
- When the Maine Men were first brought to the camp they looked like prisoners.
- Chamberline had promision to shoot them if they got out of line or didnt want to fight.
- Chamberline couldn't shoot a man who didnt want to fight.
- The men relized after his speach that he realy did care about them.
- Even though Chamberline wasnt goint to make them fight he was goin to make them come along either way.
Questions
- How would these tired men hold up?
- was the rest of the regiment prepared for the new men?
- did they have enough weponds for the new men?
- Was everything goin to go as well as planned?
Vocabulary
- bugles
- vague
- astounded
Literary Terms
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Over View
- Chamberline showed that he was cut out to be a leader.
Comments
- The Main Men wanted their problem adressed badly.
- Chaberlines speech must have insrired in some way.
- All but six were going to join the fight
- the regiment almost doubled.
- Chaberline became very happy when he relized what an impact he had.
Questions
- Was chaberline alwasy a good speaker?
- were the men realy goin to fight to their best ability?
- would the incline in number help?
- now would they have a better chance a winning the battle?
Vocabulary
- cusser
- ashamed
- eons
Literary Terms
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Over View
- The regiment seemed in higher spirits.
Comments
- When food was mentioned everybody seemed to get alittle more life in them.
- The Maine men were tired, wounded, sad, and hungry.
- Camberline wasn't sure if he could even handle the new men.
- Camberline gave a speach that was more like a preeching to the men in hopes of getting thier spirts up.
- he wasnt sure if it would work.
Questions
- Why hadnt they been feed?
- Why were they so upset?
- Would they fight?
- Could they fight?
Vocabulary
- Aristocracy
- Czechr
- Fellas
Literary Terms
- ----
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Over veiw
- Chamberline had high hopes and just wanted everything to work out.
Comments
- Chamberline was going to get one hundered and twenty more men added to his crew.
- They were reffered to as Maine Men.
- Apparently the Main Men were famous to some degree.
- Weather it was a good famous or not I haven't read yet.
- Chaberline seemed kind of worried but he had to take them.
Questions
- would the addition help?
- would they even agree to fight?
- when the were brought to the camp why were they treated to poorly?
- could the camp support an incline in numbers of this much?
Vocabualry
- Huguenots
- appalling
- nobility
Literary Terms
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Over Veiw
- The Main Men didnt even seem to be happy about life at this piont.
Comments
- Because the Union Army was coming they had to bring all the camps together.
- they thought this would make them more prepared.
- they were going to cut them off as they were marching toward the camps.
- they found Gettysburge on the map as an ideal spot.
- Gettysburge wasnt a really preplanned place it was just picked off the map because it looked like a good place.
Questions
- would Gettysburge be a good place?
- would bringing the camps together help all that much?
- did they even have a chance of winning?
- how big a difference were they out numbered?
Vocabulary
- adjutant
- angelic
- meditated
Literary Terms
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Over Veiw
- Everybody seemed very streesed and worried in this section of the book about the upcoming events.
Comments
- When the Spy came back to report his finding his informant was skeptical.
- Harrison stood his ground during the questioning.
- Harrison's boss didnt aprove of using spys but had no choice in some cases.
- Harrison's information was correct but they didnt belive him.
- Even though they didnt belive hime they had no choice but to act.
Questions
- Why hadn't anybody told them that the union army was coming?
- Did something happen to the other informants?
- Why hadnt the other camps spotted them?
- could they win against the Union Army?
Vocabulary
- Rhetoric
- picturesque
- ruptured
Literary terms
- ----
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Over View
- in this section the tention reall stated to build.
comments
- the first chapter og "the Killer Angels" was called the spy and for the first couple a pageges almost the whole chapter they wouldnt mention the spy's name.
- He went through alot to find out where the other army was.
- The spy's name was Harrison
- Harrison got back to his informat but had to cross a picket line.
- The general didn't at first belive the spy at the where abouts of the other army.
Questions
- what were the picket lines?
- why were they considered so dangerouse?
- why was it more dangerouse to attempt to cross them at night?
- Had people died from the picketlines?
Vocabulary
- Veil
- Regiment
- Mutinous
Literary Terms
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Over View
- the first part of the book was kind of fuzzzy and unclear to me.