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Longstreet
The Confederate General Who Defied the South
Elizabeth R. Varon
2023
Simon & Schuster
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Book Review
How a Die-Hard Confederate General Became a Civil Rights–Supporting Republican
James Longstreet became an apostate for supporting black civil rights during Reconstruction.
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Matthew E. Stanley
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Jacobin
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January 5, 2024
Book Review
The Conquered General
The back-and-forth life of Confederate James Longstreet.
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Richard Kreitner
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Slate
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November 20, 2023
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The Confederate General Whom All the Other Confederates Hated
James Longstreet became a champion of Reconstruction. Why?
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Eric Foner
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The Atlantic
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November 13, 2023