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First published in 1896, these highly readable memoirs by the prominent Confederate general trace his life and wartime experiences, from a Southern boyhood and training at West Point to his commands during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. In addition to covering the battles at Manassas, Antietam, and Chickamauga, Longstreet presents an in-depth treatment of Gettsyburg as well as profiles of his fellow officers. AUTHOR: Robert E. Lee's Old War Horse, General James Longstreet (1821 1904) was born in South Carolina, graduated from West Point in 1842, and resigned from the U.S. Army when his native state seceded from the Union. Longstreet commanded troops at several major Civil War battles, including Gettysburg. He surrendered with Lee at Appomattox, and after the war joined the Republican Party, supporting rights and freedoms for former slaves, a stance that made him deeply unpopular with many former Confederates.

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Robert E. Lee's Old War Horse, General James Longstreet (1821-1904) was born in South Carolina, graduated from West Point in 1842, and resigned from the U.S. Army when his native state seceded from the Union. Longstreet commanded troops at several major Civil War battles, including Gettysburg. He surrendered with Lee at Appomattox, and after the war joined the Republican Party, supporting rights and freedoms for former slaves, a stance that made him deeply unpopular with many former Confederates.

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