It is noon on July 2, 1863. Your most trusted general, James Longstreet, has arrived bringing with him two full divisions of troops. They have been marching all morning and can now be committed to ...

James Longstreet's hesitancy ... he is often blamed for the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg for allowing Pickett's Charge to occur. Yet Longstreet remained a prominent national figure after ...

Varon brings James Longstreet out of the realm of myth – the ... and President Theodore Roosevelt believed the general to be patriotic and loyal. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the ...

A Fresh Look at Lee's "Old War Horse" In recent years the “Lost Cause" school of southern history, championed by William Pendleton, Jubal Early, and others, that worked diligently to blame James ...

On August 30, a massed attack under Confederate General James Longstreet, consisting of five divisions, decisively won the battle. Pope was forced to retreat and was replaced in his command ...