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Longstreet: a General's Battle at Gettysburg Brent Force

I do not want to make this attack, General Lee. On the 3rd of July, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia launches a full scale frontal assault against the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg. The Confederate general responsible for leading the charge was a man who actually opposed the plan of attack. Lt. General James Longstreet had been a soldier for most of his life. He believed that a soldier should follow the orders given, and he would do no less than that on those Pennsylvania fields. In a battle that destroyed careers and created heroes, James Longstreet would come to be known as one of the most controversial generals in history. Longstreet presents the story of Lt. General James Longstreet and his controversial action at the Battle of Gettysburg.