Description
With the advent of the highly accurate and long-range rifled musket, offensive tactics became questionable and risky. This caused Longstreet to come into conflict with General Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg. Longstreet opposed the Gettysburg campaign and Lee's battle plans at Gettysburg against General Meade and the Army of the Potomac. At Chickamauga, Longstreet was at odds with General Bragg on how to proceed after the stunning victory by the Army of Tennessee over Rosecrans and his forces.
Longstreet was never given full authority over an army in the field. He was a pragmatic and methodical general and had his suggestions been utilized there would have been a better outcome for the South. Many historians and biographers have misunderstood Longstreet and his motives, not focusing on the total picture. This work offers a fresh and unique perspective on Lieutenant-General James Longstreet and the Civil War. This narrative takes a new viewpoint of the Civil War and the generals who tailored their designs to pursue the war, analyses Longstreet's views of the generals and the tactics and strategy they employed and examines why Longstreet proposed and urged a new type of warfare.
About the Author
F. Gregory Toretta is a writer and historian with a passion for the American Civil War, accumulating an extensive library and undertaking copious research.
Reviews
...multiple memoir excerpts, including a significant amount of Longstreet's memoirs. * Historical Miniatures Gaming Society 07/10/2022 *
Toretta displays detailed knowledge of Longstreets's career and of the campaigns in which he was engaged. He relies heavily on Confederate primary sources, quoting liberally from Longstreet's own memoir... * Journal of America's Military Past 02/11/2022 *
Book Information
ISBN 9781636241173
Author F. Gregory Toretta
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint Casemate Publishers
Publisher Casemate Publishers