General James Longstreet: A Family Portrait
- ISBN-10
- 1450508200
- ISBN-13
- 9781450508209
- Series
- General James Longstreet
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 438
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-06-01
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Author
- Clark T. Thornton
Description
As one of the greatest generals to emerge from the War Between the States, James Longstreet fought in nearly every major battle of the Civil War . . . Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Wilderness and many others, but it was his stand after the war and his efforts to help heal the Union which further define him as a man apart. As a result, controversy followed him for the rest of his life. Not much is known about his family and even less about his personal life . . . and much of what is known has been inaccurately portrayed or deliberately biased by historians. Only recently have scholars taken another, closer look at this great warrior. They have exposed the deliberate lies of the Lee cult designed to ruin his reputation. General James Longstreet: A Family Portrait is a genealogy and attempts to define the man by taking a closer look at his progenitors and prodigy, those who came before him and those he left behind. It is a fascinating tapestry of nobility, adventurers and everyday people. Masterly woven together and easy to follow through the generations, it's a story well worth reading.
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- 2015-05-26
- 528 pages
- Ebook
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- 1994-12
- 564 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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