/Robert Underwood Johnson Opens with the siege and capture of Fort Pulaski, the capture of New Orleans, and a summary of operations in the far southwest. Chroni

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This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The author argues that Longstreet

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