On this day in 1864, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet became caught in the fire of his own troops during the Battle of the Wilderness, near Fredericksburg, Va., leaving his right arm paralyzed.

General James Longstreet, was one of the “three persons of the South” whom President Andrew Johnson believed should “never receive amnesty.” President Johnson was half-right. Longstreet ...

As Elizabeth R. Varon observes in Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South, her compelling new biography of James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee’s second in command, the Lost Cause ...

LONGSTREET: The Confederate General Who Defied the South, by Elizabeth R. Varon “Bad as was being shot,” the former Confederate general James Longstreet said years after he took a bullet in ...

James Longstreet's hesitancy and differences of opinion with Robert E. Lee have often marred his historical image. Although generally respected for his military prowess, he is often blamed for the ...

Author Cory Pfarr gave a detailed reassessment of Confederate General James Longstreet’s oft-criticized performance during the 1863 Battle o… read more Author Cory Pfarr gave a detailed ...