James Longstreet: The Man, the Soldier, the Controversy

by Albert A. Nofi and Richard L. Di Nardo

Book Overview

Few figures from the American Civil War have generated more controversy than Confederate general James Longstreet. As the senior officer present at Pickett's Charge, he has been blamed by many, particularly in the South, for the decisive Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. Other scholars have cited his exemplary combat record during the Civil War and looked to rivals within the Confederate hierarchy or his post-war support for the Northern-based Republican...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938289969
• ISBN13: 9780938289968
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Da Capo
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"