Confused!
It's still Friday in this part of the world ...
Is it Lincoln or Longstreet we are discussing now
?
Well, I will not say much about Lincoln - I just don't like the way he acted as President. Many say he was your greatest President, so there must be something extraordinary and outstanding about him, but as for me, I just don't see it. My unimportant personal opinion.
And as for Longstreet, I feel I have just spent my powder elsewhere ... yeah, he is my personal hero, but not because of his battlefield achievements, but because I can identify with him. He had his difficulties with loyalty towards his superiors, but as a good soldier managed to overcome them. He did what was required and arranged himself with it. He was courageous. He was calm in the face of danger. He was defeated, but stood up, dusted himself up and went back in the saddle. No whining. He did not let his personal disappointment and/or loss of physical abilities come in the way of doing what he saw as his duty. That alone is admirable to me.
Some will say that is not enough to be called a "hero". I had a discussion with
@48th Miss. a while ago about the meaning of the word "hero" and I think he would contradict me here. But to me personally, everyone who leaves his comfort zone and goes out to do something that requires courage, stamina and initiative and serves a greater good is a hero, no matter what the outcome may be. So yes, to me Longstreet is a "hero".