Longstreet Interview: Longstreet on Jackson

[War Horse]

I always felt Longstreet was the best the Confederate Army had, I know I'm in the minority but I feel Lee was overrated. Lee and Jackson were outstanding in their own way, but I think Longstreet understood the situation in a much broader view.

Longstreet was the best Lee had. Both Jackson and Longstreet had their flaws however it took both of them to bring Lee's brilliants to light. Remember Northern Virginia Lee? He was a huge failure largely due to the quality of his subordinates. They simply couldn't perform the movements needed to accomplish Lee's battle plans. Once Lee was united with Longstreet and Jackson the once thought failure became the brightest star in the confederacy. This was no fluke. Lee, Longstreet, Jackson and Stuart were an anomaly. Once United they almost won the war. It's really an amazing tale.

 

[Rebforever]

Longstreet was the best Lee had. Both Jackson and Longstreet had their flaws however it took both of them to bring Lee's brilliants to light. Remember Northern Virginia Lee? He was a huge failure largely due to the quality of his subordinates. They simply couldn't perform the movements needed to accomplish Lee's battle plans. Once Lee was united with Longstreet and Jackson the once thought failure became the brightest star in the confederacy. This was no fluke. Lee, Longstreet, Jackson and Stuart were an anomaly. Once United they almost won the war. It's really an amazing tale.

I wonder how Longstreet liked it when General Lee upon Jackson's death said he "lost his right arm."

 

[War Horse]

I wonder how Longstreet liked it when General Lee upon Jackson's death said he "lost his right arm."

Well, I'd say he thought the comment to be accurate.

 

[51st Georgia]

Guys, for those of you who never considered it, there is a fun novel called "Stonewall Goes West" by R.E Thomas about this.


In "Stonewall Goes West," the fabled Jackson survives his wounding at Chancellorsville in 1863 to assume command of the South's Army of Tennessee. In a final bid to reverse the failing fortunes of the Confederacy, a maimed but unbowed General Jackson confronts not only Sherman's Union armies on the western front, but his own recalcitrant generals. "Stonewall Goes West" gives the classic "what if" a fresh, new answer in a fast-paced tale, rich with authentic detail, filled with battle and strategy, and populated by the Civil War's most colorful personalities.

 

[farmerjohn]

Jackson saw the big picture. He want to take 5000 men and go take Baltimore and Johnston wouldn't let him.

he[ jackson] also wanted to take washington after 1st bull run but, johnston, wouldnt let him have the manpower to do it.

 

[Pete Longstreet]

I wonder how Longstreet liked it when General Lee upon Jackson's death said he "lost his right arm."

After Longstreet honored his fallen comrade, he said "as we turned away, we seemed to face a future bereft of much of its hopefulness." He also called his loss a "great misfortune". I don't think Lee's statement upset him in the least.