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- Oct 26, 2012
Every book I have read concerning Longstreet, says the same thing and sometimes worse. Read the book.No disrespect to Mr. Wert's scholarship, But I am not sure that I would quote him on Longstreet.
Every book I have read concerning Longstreet, says the same thing and sometimes worse. Read the book.No disrespect to Mr. Wert's scholarship, But I am not sure that I would quote him on Longstreet.
I have always liked Longstreet but thought he fell out of favor because of his friendship with GrantI always admired him for not joining in with the chorus of the Lost Cause.
Certainly didn't help him win any popularity contests but I don't think that was the biggest reason. Mosby was another very famous ex confederate who was a republican.I have always liked Longstreet but thought he fell out of favor because of his friendship with Grant
No disrespect to Mr. Wert's scholarship, But I am not sure that I would quote him on Longstreet.
I have read Wert's book, Cash, and I really can't agree that it was excellent. I found it very hard to read and Wert never seemed be able to make up his own mind about what his opinion was about Longstreet. While I don't contest his scholarship, which was admirable, I was disappointed with his writing. Just my opinion.Wert has an excellent biography of Longstreet, but you wouldn't know it by the selective quotation carefully cherry picked out of context in an attempt to deceive people. I agree with him about July 2, though that's not the reason why the confederates lost the battle, which is what some might want you to believe.
I have read Wert's book, Cash, and I really can't agree that it was excellent. I found it very hard to read and Wert never seemed be able to make up his own mind about what his opinion was about Longstreet. While I don't contest his scholarship, which was admirable, I was disappointed with his writing. Just my opinion.
I have read Wert's book, Cash, and I really can't agree that it was excellent. I found it very hard to read and Wert never seemed be able to make up his own mind about what his opinion was about Longstreet. While I don't contest his scholarship, which was admirable, I was disappointed with his writing. Just my opinion.
Certainly didn't help him win any popularity contests but I don't think that was the biggest reason. Mosby was another very famous ex confederate who was a republican.
Untrue and misleading, JB. My views are taken from those that wrote the history and I don't appreciate the glossing over as so many do. But your opinion is noted.Happy belated Birthday General Longstreet. The bad rap you get from southerners now and is and was mostly and highly undeserved and very very sour grapes.
Nailed it! That is part of it. His arguments with Lee were mostly my thoughts about him bordering on insubordination.Maybe Longstreet garners more dislike than others because he played the political game and could be fairly conniving (ie. trying to manoeuvre himself into command of the Army of Tennessee).
By "study book' do you mean a text book? I am not sure certain what you mean.Wert's book is more a study book but also has excellent footnotes. But your opinion is appreciated.
I mean refresh with another look at a book ever so often.By "study book' do you mean a text book? I am not sure certain what you mean.
I agree with your statement in part and if I wanted to know what Longstreet was doing at a particular battle or in a particular year, then he is a great source. If I wanted an analysis of Longstreet as a general, I wouldn't pick Wert because I found that that was exactly what he did. It wasn't so much criticism and praise as condemnation and acclaim; this BAD - this was WONDERFUL. I found it grating and often confusing. The complexity and humanity of Longstreet as a person was lost. Again, just my opinion.I think you had that impression because he criticized Longstreet where he felt criticism was deserved and praised him when praise was deserved. He never says Longstreet was good or bad, but he portrayed a complex soldier.