Why James Longstreet Won The Battle Of Stonewall Jackson

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Lee may have lived in the south, but he dont believe in slavery, in fact he doesn’t owned any slave and he paid slaves who work for him.
The next Character I would like to talk about in the book is general James Longstreet who I think he is a very good man. General Longstreet become Lee second in command right after Lee lost his right hand man who was Stonewall Jackson in the battle of Chancellorsville. Stonewall Jackson was killed by his own men during the battle and the Confederate still won that battle. General Lee may have won the battle but the price is at a high cost. I think Longstreet is the type of general any army need because he take order and give advice to Lee as well. “Hell I’ve been arguing against any attack at all. How can

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