James Longstreet

James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War, and later enjoyed a successful post-war career working for the government of his former enemies, as a diplomat and administrator.

Further reading

• Piston, William G., Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History, University of Georgia Press, 1990, ISBN 0820309079.
• Wert, Jeffry D., General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier: A Biography, Simon & Schuster, 1993, ISBN 0671709216.