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Comprend les noms: William Garrett Piston

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Extremely interesting story of Gen. Longstreet of the Confederacy. He was shunned by promoters of the "lost cause" theory (who are pretty deluded). He became a Republican after the war which was considered horrible by most Southerners. Worth reading.
 
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kslade | 1 autre critique | Dec 8, 2022 |
This is a battle history in which the history of the battle takes up considerably less than half the book (chapters 13 through 17, pages 192-286). The rest of the book tells the story of “the men who fought it,” with particular emphasis on the fact that the primary identification of those men was not with their regiment, but with their community, usually recruited by company. Nevertheless, the description of the fighting is good. The maps are also good; although they don’t show differences in elevation, and are in black-and-white, they do show where the various units were at various times during the battle.… (plus d'informations)
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charbonn | 1 autre critique | Jan 30, 2019 |
I thought this was a very satisfying examination of portions of James Longstreet's military career and post-Civil War politics and repercussions. As the author notes in his prologue this is not a biography, and the author does assume the reader has more than a simple knowledge of events of the Civil War. In fact, if I have one complaint about this book it is that the author presupposes too much knowledge about less well known individuals and events in places where he is making arguments. The book was published about 30 years ago in late 1987 and the intent was for it to clear away some of the misinformation about Longstreet and restore a more balanced view of him.

Since the time of the publication more readers have read books like Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels or seen films like Gettysburg and other books have brought fresh eyes to the subject and people have come to realize that blaming Longstreet for Robert E Lee's mistakes at Gettysburg and elsewhere (as well as many of the "Lost Cause" movement blaming Longstreet for the South's defeat in the Civil War in their attempts to elevate Robert E Lee to godhood) is simply wrong. Longstreet certainly was not a perfect man and had his failings as any man does, but he also became a superb defensive tactician and one of the best leaders the southern forces had. His post-war politics would make him a scapegoat for the South's loss in the war.

This is a good book for those interested in the Civil War who might want to dig a little deeper. This is certainly not a starter book. The analysis is highly footnoted and documented for those who might want to go even further. Really an outstanding piece of scholarship here. Recommended
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RBeffa | 1 autre critique | Jan 16, 2017 |
William Garrett Piston uses the regimental history of the 2nd Michigan and the book Yankee Cavalry as source material to tell Carter's story. A navy man from East Tennessee that uses cavalry to raid the railroad and disable it for several months. A quick read and short in duration but useful in filling in some of the gaps of the Union cavalry raids in Eastern Tennessee.
 
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