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General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier

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 the surrender at Appomattox. Yet, he was largely held to blame for the Confederacy's defeat at Gettysburg. General James Longstreetsheds new light on the controversial commander and the man Robert E. Lee called "my old war horse."

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adult
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long · 528 pages

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