Longstreet's Aide: The Civil War Letters of Major Thomas J Goree
(Part of the A Nation Divided: New Studies in Civil War History Series and A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era Series)
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Book Overview
One of the Confederacy's most loyal adherents and articulate advocates was Lieutenant Grant James Longstreet's aide-de-camp, Thomas Jewett Goree. Present at Longstreet's headquarters and party to the counsels of Robert E. Lee and his lieutenants, Goree wrote incisively on matters of strategy and politics and drew revealing portraits of Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, P.G.T. Beauregard, John Bell Hood, J.E.B. Stuart, and others of Lee's inner circle. His letters are some of the richest and most perceptive from the Civil War period. Thomas Cutrer has collected all of Goree's wartime correspondence to his family, as well as his travel diary from June-August 1865. With its wide scope and rich detail, Longstreet's Aide represents an invaluable addition to the Civil War letter collections published in recent years. While Goree's letters will fascinate Civil War buffs, they also provide a unique opportunity for scholars of social and military history to witness from inside the workings of both an extended Southern family and the forces of the Confederacy.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081393785X
ISBN13:9780813937854
Release Date:May 2015
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:244 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Great Reading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Great reading. Goree has a way with words and this is primary source reading at it's best. Entertaining, insightful as only a member of Longstreet's inner circle could be. Best of all, he doesn't say much about the endless brohauhau concerning Gettyburg. What a relief. Great appendex. Letters to and from Gen. Longstreet, etc. A good read for anyone.
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