ds. Lee had given a prayer, “Thank you for this place, for this ground,” (Pg. 288) thanking God for the advantage. At the Battle of Fre*censored*sburg where, for the first time, all four men meet on the same field and experience the exhilaration and raw horror of battle from four very different points of view. But it is in the next great fight, the Battle of Chancellorsville, that Lee's brilliant strategy and Jackson's supreme achievement are futile when Jackson is mortally wounded by his own men. This loss is the turning point of the war. Lee sees that against the ever-growing number of Union forces, he can only win by a direct threat to Washington. So the battle-hardened armies of the Confederacy begin their fateful invasion of the North, toward an obscure crossroads in Pennsylvania called Gettysburg.This novel brings to life an important segment of United States history. The Civil War shaped history and still affects many today. One can still find the son or daughter of a Civil War veteran, and be amazed with their stories. Bitterness and sores still exist deep in the South, where the war has still not ended in their minds. Gods and Generals help to understand the truth behind the war. There were no bad guys, only everyday people fighting for their home. President Lincoln was able to say that “it’s a good war, a war for what is right.” (Pg. 100)...
