Killer Angels 3

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their morals and ideals, they were dying to win an unseen reward. Men were so blinded by their views that they strayed from their family life to help the cause. Even men who were not willing to participate were taken from their women and children, for the sake of fighting someone else's battle. War and the killing of others did not interest General Robert E. Lee and he felt sympathy for the Union. Lee had inconsistent feelings towards war and says, “He was not only to serve in it but he was to lead it, to make the plans, and issue the orders to kill and burn and ruin…he could not do that” (Shaara 263). The author says Lee’s reason for fighting the Civil War was,“He found that he had no choice…Lee could not raise his hand against his own. And so what then? To stand by and do nothing? It had nothing to do with causes; it was no longer a matter of vows” (Shaara 263). Lee felt it was his duty to fight for his fellow countrymen, but not for a cause, land, or slavery. “So it was no ...

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