General James Longstreet at Petersburg: Account of the Battle from His Memoirs (Illustrated with TOC)

General James Longstreet at Petersburg: Account of the Battle from His Memoirs (Illustrated with TOC)

General James Longstreet at Petersburg: Account of the Battle from His Memoirs (Illustrated with TOC)

General James Longstreet at Petersburg: Account of the Battle from His Memoirs (Illustrated with TOC)

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Overview

One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee’s “old warhorse.” Longstreet was Lee’s principal subordinate for most of the war, ably managing a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet was instrumental in Confederate victories at Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga, while he was also effective at Antietam and the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was nearly killed by a shot through the neck.

Near the end of his life, Longstreet authored From Manassas to Appomattox, a Civil War memoirs that looked to rebut his critics. Longstreet didn’t avoid his critics, facing them head on by fending off criticisms of his record for the most part, usually including letters written by other officers to his defense. Longstreet also didn’t pull punches, which he does at times quite poignantly on Lee's mishaps, most notably of course at Gettysburg. In other instances, he defends himself by criticizing others. When Fitz Lee notes that R.E. Lee called Longstreet the hardest man to move in the Army (a comment that can't be confirmed/refuted), he comes to his own defense in part by criticizing Stonewall Jackson during the Seven Days campaign. Hindsight is 20/20, and Longstreet's arguments in the conduct of certain campaigns certainly benefited from the passing of 30 years.

Longstreet at Petersburg is Longstreet’s account of the Siege of Petersburg from his memoirs, which took place from June 1864-April 1865, finally ending on April 2, 1865 with the Army of the Potomac finally breaking the Army of Northern Virginia’s line and forcing a hurried evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg. It would lead a week later to Appomattox. Longstreet covers the siege, the Battle of Five Forks, and the evacuation of Lee’s nearly ruined army.

This edition includes a Table of Contents and maps of the battles and the Siege.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940012904799
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Publication date: 06/19/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 314 KB
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