The popularization of the word as a first name or nickname did not come about until the early twentieth century because of its usage by Buster Keaton. Although the word is an Americanism that dates to at least the 1830s, it is not known to have been used as a first name at the time of the American Civil War. The novel's usage of the name "Buster" is an anachronism. According to the The Killer Angels and Gettysburg, he died on the morning of July 3, 1863, after being wounded twice while helping to defend Little Round Top the day before. He was originally a sergeant before being demoted to private for assaulting a superior officer while drunk. In the 1993 movie based on the book, Gettysburg, and the sequel Gods and Generals, he was played by actor Kevin Conway.Īccording to the novel Gods and Generals written by Shaara's son Jeff, Kilrain was born in 1812 in Belfast. His surname is a portmanteau of the title "The Kille r Angels". Buster Kilrain is the only fictional character in Michael Shaara's 1974 novel about the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels.
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