![]() ![]() Most interestingly, it was framed by a friendship with Ulysses S. The bulk of the book appropriately focuses on the Civil War, but Wert also briefly delves into Longstreet's life before and after it. ![]() ![]() The facts of history cannot be changed, however, and Wert musters them on these pages to advance a bold claim: "Longstreet, not Jackson, was the finest corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia in fact, he was arguably the best corps commander in the conflict on either side." Wert describes his subject as strategically aggressive, but tactically reserved. He is not uncritical of Longstreet's record, but he rightly suggests that if Lee had followed Longstreet's advice, the battle's outcome might have been different. Some Southern partisans have blamed Longstreet unfairly for the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg Wert corrects the record here. Wert aims to rehabilitate Longstreet's reputation, which traditionally has suffered in comparison to those of Robert E. This isn't the first biography to be written on Confederate General James Longstreet, but it's the best-and certainly the one that pays the most attention to Longstreet's performance as a military leader. ![]()
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