Profiles and Perspectives The Killer Angels Profiles and Perspectives
Robert E. Lee Commanding General Virginia Honor Faith Father figure Commander- Army of Northern Virginia
James Longstreet Lieutenant General Defensive warfare Cause = VICTORY Brilliant, clear- sighted & stubborn Lee = his father figure Confederate Commander- First Corps
George Pickett Major General Dashing Chivalrous Excitable Last in line Confederate division commander
Richard Ewell Lieutenant General Hesitant Unsure Honest Wounded Confederate corps commander
A. P. Hill Major General Sick??? Hubris issues Red shirt in battle Mistaken Confederate corps commander
Lewis Armistead Brigadier General Steady, shy Faces off against his best friend Haunted by song: “Kathleen Mavourneen” Confederate brigade commander under Pickett
Richard Brooke Garnett Brigadier General Dying with honor is better than living without it. Jackson had attempted an unjust court-martial. Brigade commander in Pickett’s division
J. E. B. Stuart Lieutenant General Chivalrous 100% reliable??? Best ever Where is he? Commander- Confederate cavalry
Jubal Early Major General Cold Calculating Influences Ewell Hates Longstreet Confederate division commander under Ewell
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Colonel Professor, turned officer Represents “… an army going out to set other men free.” Union Colonel 20th Maine Regiment
John Buford Major General An eye for GOOD GROUND! First into Gettysburg Union cavalry commander
John Reynolds Major General Best soldier in Union Army; refused command “Black Hats” from Iron Brigade Union Commander– First Corps
George Gordon Meade Major General Brand new to command of Army Protective of reputation Ineffective Commander – Army of the Potomac
Winfield Scott Hancock Major General Authoritative Trustworthy Highly effective Faces off against his best friend Major General Second Corps