Longstreet first saw action in the Mexican War. This work restores a balanced view of the career of one of America's great soldiers. The words resonate through Confederate history like an unwelcome truth. General James Longstreet was Lee's senior lieutenant in the Army of Northern Virginia and the general whose conduct at the Battle of Gettysburg remains a topic of heated debate more than 130 years later.
The resulting controversies obscured Longstreet's military reputation. He accepted the political consequences of military defeat his reconciliation with the restored Union brought him the open contempt of irreconcilables like Jubal Early. Longstreet also recognized more clearly than most of his Confederate contemporaries that war was not an absolute. Wert (Author) 204 ratings Kindle 15.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 14.26 77 Used from 0.43 15 New from 14.26 3 Collectible from 9.50 Paperback 16.99 94 Used from 1.25 19 New from 10. Wert 4.29 - 26.27 Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. Wert 3.99 - 21.97 Gettysburg, Day Three Jeffry D. Wert 5.09 - 19.60 Mosby's Rangers Jeffry D. Wert argues convincingly that events vindicated Longstreet's opposition to Lee's insistence on repeatedly attacking the strong Union positions. General James Longstreet Audio Cassette Januby Jeffry D. General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier Jeffry D. For Longstreet, Gettyburg in particular was not an opportunity, but a mistake.
A superb battle captain and a masterful tactician, he clearly recognized the limitations of the offensive under mid-19th century conditions. Lee called ``my war horse.'' Wert ( Mosby's Rangers ) makes a strong case for James Longstreet (1821-1904) as the best corps commander on either side of the Civil War. This is the most comprehensive military biography to date of the man Robert E. American historian and author specializing in the American Civil War.
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