biography
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| lived:
| (1821–1904)
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| biography:
| US soldier, born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA. Raised in Georgia and Alabama, he trained at West Point (1842) and saw service during the Mexican War. He resigned his US Army commission to join the Confederate army (Jun 1861). As one of Lee's chief lieutenants, he was an outstanding combat officer but was sometimes over-cautious as a commander; his delays at Gettysburg led to his being blamed for the Confederate failure there (although Lee and students of the battle have not confirmed this). After the Civil War he became a Republican, even backing Ulysses Grant for president, and was shunned by many Southerners. Years later, he would air his differences with Lee's decisions in his book, From Manassas to Appomattox (1896). After several years in private business, he held several federal appointments, including minister resident to Turkey (1880–1). |
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