Lee and Longstreet at High Tide: Gettysburg in the Light of the Official Records (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Defending a Confederate General in the Battle for Gettysburg MemoryBy Helen Dortch Longstreet
Length11h 47m
About this audiobook
Lee and Longstreet at High Tide: Gettysburg in the Light of the Official Records is a forceful intervention in the postwar controversy over Confederate command at Gettysburg. Written in a documentary, argumentative style, the book scrutinizes official reports, correspondence, and battlefield chronology to challenge the charge that James Longstreet's conduct caused Lee's defeat. Its prose blends legal brief, historical commentary, and vindicatory biography, placing it within the contentious literature of Civil War memory and the Lost Cause. Helen Dortch Longstreet, the second wife of General James Longstreet, was a journalist, reformer, and public advocate whose marriage placed her at the center of one of the war's most enduring reputational battles. Longstreet's postwar Republicanism and reconciliationist stance made him a target for former Confederates seeking a scapegoat. Her book reflects both intimate loyalty and a sharp understanding of how archives could be used to contest partisan memory. This volume is recommended for readers interested in Gettysburg, Civil War historiography, and the politics of historical reputation. Though unapologetically partisan, it remains valuable as a primary document of memory, advocacy, and the struggle to define military responsibility after Appomattox.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length11 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Lee and Longstreet at High Tide: Gettysburg in the Light of the Official Records (Annotated)
26CHAPTER V INTO THE INTERIOR OF MEXICO
2PREFACE
27CHAPTER VI FROM CONTRERAS TO CHAPULTEPEC
3INTRODUCTION By Major-General D. E. Sickles, U.S.A.
28CHAPTER VII LONGSTREET’S HONEYMOON
4CHAPTER I THE STORY OF GETTYSBURG
29REAT BATTLES BEFORE AND AFTER ETTYSBUR
5CHAPTER II LEE CHANGES PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
30THE FIRST MANASSAS
Show all chaptersShow less
6CHAPTER III PICKETT’S CHARGE
31WILLIAMSBURG
7CHAPTER IV GORDON’S “ESTABLISHED FACTS” AND PENDLETON’S FULMINATIONS
32FRAYSER’S FARM
8CHAPTER V LONGSTREET’S VERSION OF THE OPERATIONS OF JULY 2
33MARCH AGAINST POPE AND THE SECOND MANASSAS
9CHAPTER VI PENDLETON’S REPORT
34THE INVASION OF MARYLAND AND THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
10CHAPTER VII PENDLETON’S UNRELIABLE MEMORY
35FREDERICKSBURG
11CHAPTER VIII GENERAL LONGSTREET’S AMERICANISM
36CHICKAMAUGA
12CHAPTER IX FINALE
37IN EAST TENNESSEE
13LONGSTREET THE MAN
38THE WILDERNESS
14HIS BOYHOOD DAYS
39THE CURTAIN FALLS AT APPOMATTOX
15LIFE-LONG FRIENDSHIP OF GRANT AND LONGSTREET
40APPENDIX
16HIS FIRST ROMANCE
41LONGSTREET
17HEROIC CITIZEN OF THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD
42JAMES LONGSTREET
18THE CHRISTIAN PATRIOT LOVED THE SOUTH TO THE LAST
43THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES
19WORSHIPPED BY THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERACY
44(A. S. Hardy, in the Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia.)
20HIS COUNTRY HOME IN PICTURESQUE NORTH GEORGIA
45(From the Atlanta, Georgia, Constitution.) (By Alan Rogers.)
21LONGSTREET ON THE IELDS O MEXICO
46TRIBUTES FROM THE PRESS
22CHAPTER I THE WINNING OF OUR WESTERN EMPIRE
47(Washington, D. C., Post.)
23CHAPTER II PECULIARITIES OF SCOTT AND TAYLOR
48(Jacksonville, Florida, Times-Union.)
24CHAPTER III UNPRETENTIOUS LIEUTENANT GRANT
49(Shelby, North Carolina, Aurora.)
25CHAPTER IV PLEASANT INCIDENTS OF CAMP LIFE AT CORPUS CHRISTI
50(Biblical, North Carolina, Record.)
Black AF HistoryMichael Harriot15h 43m5.0 (1)$33 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m$46 · $0.00
The Redeemer’s ReturnArthur W. Pink13h 18m$20
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m$40 · $0.00
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m$20 · $0.00
Frederick Douglass: All 3 Memoirs in One VolumeFrederick Douglass44h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America (Annotated)Howard Irving Chapelle, Tappan Adney13h 10m$2 · $0.00
I've Been to the MountaintopMartin Luther King48m5.0 (1)$11 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m$20
You may also like
Wiser in BattleRicardo S. Sanchez7h 13m$24 · $0.00
Les Misérables, Vol. 2/5: CosetteVictor Hugo10h 37m$2.30
The Life and Work of Jefferson Davis (Annotated)Jefferson Davis, Frank H. Alfriend105h 4m$2 · $0.00
The Story of a Border City during the Civil WarGalusha Anderson11h 45m$2.40
Battle for the American MindPete Hegseth, David Goodwin9h 24m$29 · $0.00
Sir Charles Warren and Spion Kop: A VindicationDefender5h 38m$2 · $0.00
RFK Jr.Isabel Vincent9h 36m$29 · $0.00
Warriors: A Starless Clan #6: StarErin Hunter8h 53m$29 · $0.00
Republicans Buy Sneakers TooClay Travis9h$29 · $0.00
The History of Black People in America from 1619 to 1880 (Annotated)George Washington Williams53h 34m$2 · $0.00
One Vote AwayCruz, Ted8h 53mFree
The Life and Labors of Elias HicksHenry Watson Wilbur8h 33m$2 · $0.00
Truth Worth TellingScott Pelley16h 8m$33 · $0.00
Bill ClintonNigel Hamilton23h 24m$32
LeeCharles Bracelen Flood10h 24m$20
Augustus (Annotated)Evelyn S. Shuckburgh12h 51m$2 · $0.00
After the ProphetLesley Hazleton7h 33m$20 · $0.00
For The AdmiralW. J. Marx7h 27m$2 · $0.00
The Clinton, Inc.Daniel Halper10h 56m$29 · $0.00
The Passing of New France: A Chronicle of MontcalmWilliam Charles Henry Wood3h 16m$2 · $0.00