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Longstreet

The Confederate General Who Defied the South
  • Elizabeth R. Varon
2023
Simon & Schuster

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Featured Excerpts

  • Mirror images of General James Longstreet.
    Book Review

    How a Die-Hard Confederate General Became a Civil Rights–Supporting Republican

    James Longstreet became an apostate for supporting black civil rights during Reconstruction.
    by Matthew E. Stanley via Jacobin on January 5, 2024
  • Gen. James Longstreet.
    Book Review

    The Conquered General

    The back-and-forth life of Confederate James Longstreet.
    by Richard Kreitner via Slate on November 20, 2023
  • A drawing of James Longstreet, zoomed in on his eyes.
    Book Excerpt

    The Confederate General Whom All the Other Confederates Hated

    James Longstreet became a champion of Reconstruction. Why?
    by Eric Foner via The Atlantic on November 13, 2023
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