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Tag Archives: James Longstreet
BookChat: James Longstreet and the American Civil War by Harold Knudsen
It’s the 159th anniversary of the battle of Chickamauga—a good showing by Jimmy Longstreet, so a good day to talk a little about a new book by Harold M. Knudsen, James Longstreet and the American Civil War: The Confederate General … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Confederate, Memory, Personalities
Tagged Antietam, BookChat, Brotherton Cabin, Bushrod Johnson, Chicamauga, Cory Pfarr, Fredericksburg National Battlefield, Gettysburg Day Two, H. J. Eckenrode, Harold Knudsen, independent command, James Longstreet, Jeffrey Wert, Johnny Shiloh, Killer Angels, Mexican War, military science, Moxley Sorrel, Second Manassas, Tom Berringer
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The Rocks at Second Manassas: A Postscript of Reconstruction
A little while ago, Sarah Bierle shared the story of Confederates, out of ammunition, resorting to throwing rocks at the Deep Cut during the battle of Second Manassas. It’s a fairly well-known account, held up as an example of the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Common Soldier, Immigrants, Politics, Reconstruction
Tagged 1st Louisiana Infantry, James Longstreet, James McEnery, Liberty Place, Metropolitan Police Department, Michael O'Keefe, New Orleans, Reconstruction, Rocks, Second Manassas, U.S. Grant, White Leagues, William P. Kellogg
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What If James Longstreet Had Been at the North Anna River?
I’ve long maintained that James Longstreet’s wounding in the Wilderness had a bigger negative impact on the Army of Northern Virginia in the immediate moment than the wounding of Stonewall Jackson a year earlier at Chancellorsville. In fact, the wounding … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate
Tagged A. P. Hill, Army of Northern Virginia, inverted V, James Longstreet, Leadership, Longstreet's wounding, North Anna River, Overland Campaign, Richard Anderson, Richard S. Ewell, Robert E. Lee, Spotsylvania Court House, Strike Them a Blow, What If? What-if-2022, wilderness
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Civil War Summer Reading — A Texas Tall Tale
Down here in Dallas, Texas we have forgotten what double digits temperatures feel like. Owing to the fact that the forecast has been and will continue to be in excess of 100 degrees for the foreseeable future, my border collie … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors
Tagged James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, John W. Thomason Jr., novels, Thomas J. Goree
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What if Longstreet hadn’t been wounded in the Wilderness?
On May 7, 1864, Robert E. Lee made one of his most critical decisions of the entire Overland Campaign: who to promote to take the place of his wounded Old Warhorse, James Longstreet. Longstreet was caught in the middle of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Confederate
Tagged James Longstreet, North Anna, What Ifs, wilderness
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The Anniversary of Longstreet’s Wounding
On this date, in 1864, Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet took a bullet through his neck and right shoulder during the battle of the Wilderness. “Old Pete,” as his friends called him, was caught in a crossfire by his own … Continue reading
Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet in Chattanooga, Part IV
ECW welcomes back guest author Ed Lowe Read the series What If…? This brings up the question that what if Longstreet had decisively defeated Burnside at Campbell’s Station, reaching that vital road junction before Burnside and pinning his army up … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga, Ed Lowe, James Longstreet, Longstreet-in-Chattanooga, Nashville, What if?
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Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet in Chattanooga, Part III
ECW welcomes back guest author Ed Lowe Read the series General Braxton Bragg, commander of the Army of Tennessee, elected to make a significant organizational change in his army, especially after the failed effort at the battle of Wauhatchie. That … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Army of Tennessee, Army of the Ohio, Braxton Bragg, Campbell's Station, Ed Lowe, James Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, Knoxville, Longstreet-in-Chattanooga, Tennessee, Ulysses S. Grant, What if?, William Tecumseh Sherman
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Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet in Chattanooga, Part II
ECW welcomes back guest author Ed Lowe Read the series James Longstreet and Ulysses S. Grant had known each other from their West Point days and into their initial assignments at Jefferson Barracks close to St. Louis. Longstreet was well … Continue reading
Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet in Chattanooga, Part I
ECW welcomes guest author Ed Lowe The Confederate victory at Chickamauga, Georgia, in September 1863 offered up a further opportunity for General Braxton’s Bragg Army of Tennessee to finish off Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans’s Army of the Cumberland. Lt. Gen. … Continue reading
