General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier : A Biography

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The author of Mosby's Rangers shatters traditional views of the Gettysburg defeat in a revealing examination of the commander of the Confederacy's First Corps, featuring letters and unpublished Southern archive materials.

Genres: Civil WarHistoryBiographyAmerican Civil WarNonfictionAmerican HistoryWarMilitary HistoryMilitary Fiction19th Century

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