Prof. Varon (UVa) has an impressive body of work on the Civil War, including Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War, which received the 2014 NYMAS “Eugene Feit Award.” ...

In “Longstreet,” Elizabeth R. Varon dissects the life and legacy of a Confederate general who became a devoted supporter of Reconstruction. By Brenda Wineapple Brenda Wineapple is currently a fellow ...

A Fresh Look at Lee's "Old War Horse" In recent years the “Lost Cause" school of southern history, championed by William Pendleton, Jubal Early, and others, that worked diligently to blame James ...

James Longstreet was the most loyal of Confederates. A Southerner, slave owner and second in command to Robert E. Lee, Longstreet, despite grave misgivings about Lee's strategy for the battle of ...

Elizabeth R. Varon, a professor of American history at the University of Virginia, has written a handful of groundbreaking and prize-winning books about the American Civil War. I had previously ...

Within the military, far and away the greatest influence of the lost cause of the Confederacy is in the Army: 10 major Army posts were named for Confederates, two Navy ships, and essentially nothing ...

The South’s most astute commander, he was an ardent defender of slavery, but his sudden Reconstruction conversion brought down fires of vengeance that burned James Longstreet’s reputation for a ...

James Longstreet's hesitancy and differences of opinion with Robert E. Lee have often marred his historical image. Although generally respected for his military prowess, he is often blamed for the ...

A key subordinate to Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gen. James Longstreet was instrumental in the Confederate victory at the Battle of Chickamauga and active after the war in advocating for racial reconciliation ...

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