Although generally respected for his military prowess, he is often blamed for the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg for allowing Pickett's Charge to occur. Yet Longstreet remained a prominent ...

and Freedom at the End of the Civil War, which received the 2014 NYMAS “Eugene Feit Award.” Varon begins by reviewing Longstreet’s Civil War record, from Second Bull Run Manassas, through ...

After Gettysburg, newspaper accounts sensationalized his role in the offensive, despite the fact that Longstreet was in command that day and that Pickett himself was never criticized by Lee.

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 ...

Longstreet's I Corps marches east and assaults Union positions on Culp's Hill and along the east bank of Rock Creek. Union defenses along the southern edge of Culp's Hill are weak and the hill ...

3. He led the Confederates into disaster at Gettysburg. At Gettysburg, Gen. James Longstreet ordered Hood to take his men through the Devil’s Den, a rocky area that he believed could hamper his ...

Longstreet's I Corps marches and countermarches to avoid Union observation until finally, the attack begins in the afternoon. Union General Sickles' III Corps is shattered in the Peach Orchard ...