A Reexamination of the Legacy of Lt. General James Longstreet, CSA  

作　　者：Jimi Elizabeth Thomas 

机构地区：[1]Virginia Beach Public Schools, USA

出　　处：《History Research》2012年第1期66-72,共7页历史研究（英文版）

摘　　要：It is the purpose of this paper to reexamine the systematic process by which James Longstreet became the scapegoat for the defeat of the Battle of Gettysburg and consequently caused the South to lose her chance to become an independent country. James Longstreet played a crucial role in the American Civil War. He was Robert E. Lee＇s hand chosen Senior Lt. General, commanding the 1st Corp of the Army of northern Virginia. At the close of the war, he was a highly respected and accomplished general. However, following the death of Robert E. Lee, Longstreet＇s military reputation came under severe criticism. Without Lee to dispute the controversial allegations, the public accepted them as true. This organized effort of a small group of Confederate officers to destroy Longstreet＇s military accomplishment was also known as The Lost Cause Writers.

关 键 词：Civil War Confederate States James Longstreet Gettysburg Robert E. Lee SCAPEGOAT 

分 类 号：S661.101[农业科学—果树学] E869[农业科学—园艺学]