Longstreet's Aide: The Civil War Letters of Major Thomas J

Longstreet's Aide: The Civil War Letters of Major Thomas J Goree (A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era)
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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.
Country USA
Brand University of Virginia Press
Manufacturer University of Virginia Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 7 b&w illustrations
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780813915746
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of Virginia Press
Manufacturer	University of Virginia Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	7 b&w illustrations
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780813915746
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Longstreet's Aide: The Civil War Letters of Major Thomas J Goree (A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era)