End of the Season Video Discussion: Confederate General James Longstreet at Appomattox

The you find the terms unfavorable. Come back and tell Grant to pitch into us with all he has. Sounds like he’d rather leave it on the field.
 
It would have cost Grant more unnecessary lives too, so maybe it did give them a better deal.
 
yeah he wasn't really ready to come back but Lee really needed him at that point, even before Richmond fell. He was running out of trusty top lieutenants
 
Lee certainly welcomed Longstreet back. When Longstreet suggested Lee give command to a younger more vigorous man Lee would have none of it.
 
he came back in October, Early was failing in the Valley, Hill was ill and Ewell was basically only in charge of the home guard around Richmond. He needed Longstreet immensely at that point
 
I feel like, "Hill was ill" could just be on loop for a number of events Civil War related...lol.
 
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