General James Longstreet
The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier. General James Longstreet fought in nearly every campaign of the Civil War - from Manassas to Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga and Gettysburg - and was present at the surrender at Appomattox. Yet he was largely held to blame for the Confederacy's defeat at Gettysburg. This book sheds new light on the controversial commander and the man Robert E. Lee called "my old war horse.
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From Manassas to Appomattox
Longstreet. General James Longstreet, one of the most controversial figures of the Civil war, wrote these memoirs in the combative style of the old soldier. Their tremendous historical interest lies not only in his personal account of the progress of the Civil War, and in the many fascinating anecdotes about Lee and his officers, but in the insight they afford into the mind and character of one of the bravest and most loyal of Southern generals. 690 pages, 5½"x 8½", softcover.
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At the Right Hand of Longstreet
Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer. Sorrel. G. Moxley Sorrel served as adjutant-general under James Longstreet from Manassas to the battle of the Wilderness, where he was at the side of Longstreet when he fell. Here, Sorrel provides a fascinating firsthand account of his life and experiences as a soldier under Longstreet's command during the war for Southern Independence. 315 pages, 5¼"x 8", softcover.
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James Longstreet
Lee's War Horse. Eckenrode & Conrad. This classic work follows Longstreet from his leading role in the military history of the Confederacy through his controversial postwar career and eventual status as an outcast in Southern society. Though it acknowledges his considerable gifts as a corps commander and absolves him of guilt for the Gettysburg debacle, it also calls attention to the consequences of Longstreet's unbridled ambition, extreme self-confidence and stubbornness. 423 pgs., 6"x 9¼", sfbd.
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Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant
James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History. Piston. This book reveals how James Longstreet became, in the years after Appomattox, the Judas of the Lost Cause, the Scapegoat for Lee's and the South's defeat. "This book is well written, well argued, and based on solid research in primary sources…. [it is] both a judicious reappraisal of Longstreet's military career and an excellent analysis of why so many southerners willingly condemned the general to historical purgatory. - Journal of American History. 252 pages, 6"x 9", softcover.
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Antietam Appomattox Atlanta Campaign Ball's Bluff Bentonville Big Bethel Brandy Station Brice's Crossroads Cedar Creek Cedar Mountain Chancellorsville Chantilly Chickamauga Cold Harbor Corinth Fort Donelson Fort Sumter Fort Wagner Franklin Fredericksburg Gettysburg Glorieta Pass Harpers Ferry Kennesaw Mountain Manassas Mine Creek Monocacy New Market Olustee Pea Ridge Perryville Petersburg Prairie Grove Sailor's Creek Secessionville Shiloh Spotsylvania Stones River Vicksburg Wilderness