5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #10

5 Comments

- People who work as a mailman back then have to run around the country to deliver mails.

- Nope, Buford is not going to stop the enemy's infantry. They will lose.

- I'm so stoked that they are going to fight. This is going to be exciting.

- Well they have a lot of time if they can teach a english man how to play poker.

- They should get ready to attack Buford.

4 Questions

- What is Battery symbolize in this chapter?

- What is the point of doing hit and run? It will make them arrive at the fight ground sooner.

- How did Longstreet's child die?

- Why is there people there that speak German?

3 Vocabularies

- Undertaker: Funeral director

- Deliberately: carefully weighted or considered

- Militia: A body of citizen that serves in military.

2 Literary Terms

- Plot: The plot of the story is that armies are really tiresome

- Conflict: Now that Buford is surrounded with no help

1 Overall

- Buford just found out Reynold is like 10 miles away and Longstreet is already attacking. He want to slow the Longstreet infantry so Reynold can back Buford up.

5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #9

5 Comments

- Pennsylvania is the dutch I think, the quakers.

- So Lee and Longstreet works together. And they are attacking the Buford's armies.

- Reynold is probably just sleeping and taking his time to get to Buford.

- So right now, I read about Longstreet and Lee, Chamberlain and Buford

- Washington is on Buford”s side.

4 Questions

- Why do the people have thoughts like if they lose they can't go back to their hometown?

- How much honor do the mens who fought for war have?

- Do we get to read some good action in this book?

- Why is Reynold taking so long for such a small task?

3 Vocabularies

- Bowlegged : Leg bend

- Mournfully : feel or show sorrow

- Spattered : Splash, Cast Drop

2 Literary Terms

- Foreshadowing: I think Buford is going to be really upset and he joined the rebel because the rebel do make a point ,

- View of Point: The Rebel is outsourcing the other people.

1 Overall

- Longstreet and Lee's troops are surrounding Buford's armies at Gettysburg and they are planning to attack. And Buford's armies back up infantry is taking FOREVER to rescue Buford. So that why he is so angry.

5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #8

5 Comments

- If they had cellphones, he could have call Reynolds and the problem will be solved.

- Buford think way too much, way too much, Maybe if he stop thinking and do what ever he feels like. It might help.

- Bobby Lee is a famous comedian, and in this, he is a solider

- Buford is so shy, he should go back and introduce himself to the woman.

- It seem like that the Rebel soldier is really mean because he took all the village's food.

4 Questions

- Who is Devin? Is he a Rebel soldier or a Blue Coat Solider?

- I wonder why does people have last name as Lee?

- Buford seems like a person that worries a lot, Did that effect his decision in any ways?

- Wasn't cigar expensive back in the Revolutionary time?

3 Vocabularies

- Dragoon: Cavalry man, Usually heavy cavalry man.

- Speckled: Small Spot, Particles

- Enormous: Very big, Vast

2 Literary Terms

- Foreshadow: I think the infantry will arrive late and the Blue Coat is going to get defeat because Reynolds is taking too much time

- Simile : Buford said:”I am about shy as a howitzer”

1 Overall

- Buford is a good man but he is very shy and he thinks too much. He think about how he is going to do stuff and whatever he do. And he finally found a woman and he was too shy to talk to her. And he never eat because he thinks too much so his man is piss because they don't get to eat.

5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #7

5 Comments

- Since Buford is just a scout. He should wait for the infantry before he attack because he only have two sub diversion of an army.

- If Buford is smart. He should really just wait because the Rebel troops is playing a game with them.

- These people are really smart, they think about the result , why, how, what, and everything. They can't go wrong.

- Oh! So they are tracking Lee's army and Lee is the rebellion infantry.

- Gettysburg is such a small town. But there is a lot of flat ground space.

4 Questions

- What is the rebel really up to?

- Didn't the spy told Lee that they should attack because Buford's troops are weak?

- What side do Washington and Stuart play for?

- Who withdraw?

3 Vocabularies

- Brigades: Sub diversion of an army under a general.

- Barroom:

- Ridge: line of meeting of two sloping surfaces

2 Literary Terms

- Point Of View: I think Lee's troops is way too determined to give up so easily. I think they will somewhat attack Buford when they are not looking.

- Foreshadowing: Buford troops get dominate by the rebellion troop.

1 Overall

- Buford troops attack in the town of Gettysburg and found one rebellion soldiers. Now Buford is wondering if Lee's troops is really blind or they are just running away. But the sign make Buford think he completely dominate the rebellion troops

5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #6

5 Comments

- Chamberlain mentioned about Ellis Spear earlier like few pages. But then the author is introducing us Ellis Spear now. It sometimes confuse me.

- The speech Chamberlain made was impressive. But it didn't move the prisoner a bit.

- That was really smart of Chamberlain for telling the prisoners to spread out because if they didn't they might rebels.

- Why would the soldier fight in a town, they are going to hurt massive innocent people.

- The map in the book confuse me. They showed the small arrow for everything.

4 Questions

- Why is the prisoners so stubborn about this?

- Why didn't the last six prisoner join the battle?

- Can the Rebel Troops see the Buford troops?

- Is the Rebel troops putting on some sort of game?

3 Vocabularies

- Mounted: hill, that on which anything is supported or fitted house.

- Infantry: Foot Soldiers

- Astounded:

2 Literary Terms

- Imagery: A tall blond sunburn man. I can picture that.

- Foreshadowing: I think the rebel troops want the Buford troops think they can't see them and attack them when they fell for the trap.

1 Overall

- Buford arrive in the town of Gettysburg and he saw the Rebel troops but the Rebel troops apparently didn't even sense that the Buford troops are here or not. Is it a trick or are they just that stupid?

5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #5

5 Comments

- That was really a smart move that General Chamberlain made.

- I think the convict men will open up to General Chamberlain .

- General is parallel with God. What a powerful speech

- Favoritism will only bring chaos to the troops

- Chamberlain must be under pressure on telling the prisoner what to do.

4 Questions

- Why don't the 150 mens just help the Colonel out?

- What did the man said to Colonel? Was it important?

- Why do they have to leave?

- How come the amount of the troops decreased more than 50% in just a year?

3 Vocabularies

- Grievance:a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress

- Courtesy: excellence of manners or social conduct

- Regiment: Military.a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.

2 Literary Terms

- Euphemism: The way the colonel is telling the prisoner that they need to fight.

- Point Of View: My Point of view is that he should give up on the prisoner.

1 Overall

- Chamberlain had a private conversation with one of the man and he learn something from him. As soon as he think he is done with the prisoner , he was informed that he need to leave his camp and attack the REB armies. But the important part is that if they can convince the prisoner to join the fight.

5 Comments

- Meade was mentioned by a lot of people. He must be a really important person.

- Some books introduce the character when they first appear in the story but it takes a while in this book to introduce the character.

- Kilrain reminds me of Lennie from Of Mice And Men

- Bayonets is sharp daggers attached on the tip of the gun to attack close range enemies.

- Captain of the 150 Maine soldiers was really disrespecting Colonel Chamberlain

4 Questions

- Who exactly is Kilrain and why is he/she calling Chamberlain?

- What does fight the “second” mean?

- Is Battle Of Gettysburg included in Civil War?

- What will Chamberlain do about the lazy mens.

3 Vocabularies

- Bleary: blurred or dimmed

- Eerie: uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear

- Mutineers: revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers

2 Literary Terms

- Personification: When they describe how Chamberlain looks like, they use boyish dignity.

- Imaginary : Chamberlain “gloomed”. He gloomed.

1 Overall

- Chamberlain the Colonel of 250 mens woke up with a surprise letter from the new commander Meade 

which we never heard about saying that there is going to be an extra 150 mens joining their force. But he 

also mentioned that if they don't behavior well , Chamberlain have to execute them.

5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #3

5 Comments

- Lee is questioning the spy. I don't think General Lee believe the spy much.

- General Lee and Longstreet keep mentioning Reynold which mean he is probably pretty good at what he is doing.

- Longstreet don't actually have a lot of privilege.

- This book might be better if it is in a play dialogue.

- I wonder if this book is about one armies then another armies in the second chapter.

4 Questions

- Why does General Lee have some many respects? What is his job?

- Why did General Longstreet want to stomp Stuart?

- Who exactly is Reynold?

- Is Gettysburg around their camp?

3 Vocabularies

- Stomp: Stamp

- Joyride: a pleasurable ride in a vehicle or something that can move

- Briefly: For a short duration

2 Literary Terms

- Foreshadow : the story name is about a battle at Gettysburg and the General mentioned Gettysburg. He is showing foreshadow evidence

- Dialect : The way the solder is talking. He is using some Irish accents

1 Overall

- The important conversation between Longstreet and Lee about if the Spy is lying or if the spy is telling the truth. And switching to another chapter which set off few new characters.

5 4 3 2 1 On The Killer Angel #2

5 Comments

- Oh I get it now. The spy work for Longstreet the general.

- Seven Corps. A hundred thousand solders. That is a lot of people to defeat.

- The spy know too much of the camp. That is not good because then he can turn on Longstreet.

- If spy is not lying. The camp is going to be troubled because they cant defeat them at all.

- Sorrel have to start believing in the word of the spy because he might not be lying

4 Questions

- Why was the spy so cheesy?

- Do the General know this sneaky person is a spy or he think he is a farmer?

- Who is Sorrel? What is his job in this camp?

- Could the spy be lying about the invasion?

3 Vocabularies

- Sputtering: a process that uses ions of an inert gas to dislodge atoms from the surface of a crystalline material, the atoms then being electrically deposited to form an extremely thin coating on a glass, metal, plastic, or other surface.

- Exuberant: effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic

- Spurred: a U-shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.

2 Literary Terms

- 2rd Person Narration : They is only He and she and names. There isn't a single I

- Foreshadowing : Sorrel said spy might be lying. I think so too but everyone is believing him. So I think that spy tricked the general and they lose the war because this sneaky spy.

1 Overall

- The spy reported back in the camp that the bluebellies are attacking their thin camp. And General Longstreet is panicking and calmly making decision to move away or attack the force because the spy told the Longstreet that the solder in bluebellies are all tiresome and weak.