The Year in Review 2016: #9

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In August, Dave Powell kicked off an extended series about Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, the “Old Warhorse” of Robert E. Lee, who went west to aid in the ailing Confederate effort in Tennessee. Longstreet performed well at Chickamauga, but then went on to tarnish his reputation by getting embroiled in army politics and then by performing poorly at Knoxville.

As we recap our ten most popular posts written in 2016, we offer you the first part of Dave’s insightful series.

Coming in at #9: “Longstreet goes West, Part One: Machiavellian or Misunderstood?” by Dave Powell, written on Aug. 23, 2016.



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