General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier

General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier

by JeffreyD.Wert (Author)

Synopsis

General James Longstreet fought in nearly every campaign of the Civil War, from Manassas (the first battle of Bull Run) to Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga, Gettysburg, and was present at surrender at Appomattox. Yet, he was largely held to blame for the Confederacy's defeat at Gettysburg. General James Longstreet sheds new light on the controversial commander and the man Robert E. Lee called my old war horse.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 527
Edition: Touchstone ed
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 01 Oct 1994

ISBN 10: 0671892878
ISBN 13: 9780671892876

Media Reviews
John Eisenhower The New York Times Book Review For those who cut their teeth on such historians as Douglas Southall Freeman and Bruce Catton, General James Longstreet provides insights and viewpoints well worth the time and effort to read it.
Stephen B. Oates author of Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths A brilliant, provocative, riveting life, so much so that I found it impossible to put down. If I had to recommend just one biography of a Confederate military figure, this would be it.
Edward Colimore The Philadelphia Inquirer The best biography to date on this controversial soldier's life: thoroughly researched, fair and totally convincing.
Lynwood Abram Houston Chronicle A solid and richly detailed piece of military history. It casts strong light on a talented, complex and fascinating figure.
Gary Anderson The Washington Times A must read for Civil War buffs.
John J. Hennessy author of Return to Bull Run This provocative, well-written study should stand in the front rank of Confederate military biography.
Albert Castel author of Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 By far the best biography yet to be written of Lee's old war horse.
Alan T. Nolan author of Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History Jeffry D. Wert gives us a historian's view of the general....[An] excellent addition to Civil War literature.