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[QUOTE="ZooCougar, post: 5101160, member: 296"]
Longstreet was considered the Third Ranking Confederate behind Davis and Lee. He was related to US Grant by marriage and they were close. When Grant went broke Longstreet have him money.

He became a  Republican and led Militia Troops that had African Americans in it against southern extremists in actual combat in New Orleans during Reonstruction.

For this the Lost Causers saw this as a betrayal and they mounted and information campaign that was really effective to scapegoat him.

The Lost Causers were very effective at controlling the message for 100+ years. Shaara was really good at rehabilitating Longstreet. And characterized him as some sort of clairvoyant. But all we have to do is look at Longstreet’s comically bad  solo campaign in Tennessee to know what that he could be nearly as clueless as anyone.

I have the new Elizabeth Varon book on Longstreet and the Guelzo book on Lee on the list to read this winter. If you want an elite book to read about Gettysburg then pick up Guelzo’s book.
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