The characterization of the Confederate high-ranking officials, in my opinion, is a remarkable aspect of this book. Sharra portrays Lee as a brilliant strategist, as he truly was, but does not to fail to point out his cumbersome flaw, which was his old fashioned tactics. A brilliant contrast is made with Lee's second in command, Longstreet. Longstreet is realistic and recognizes the necessity of the Confederacy to continually modernize their weapons and especially their tactics. Lee sees no harm in fighting in the open with honorable charges on the Union flanks, that have seemed to been effective. Longstreet prefers to "dig inaE? and counter the Union with trench warfare. Though Lee's brilliant tactics do work in the beginning of Gettysburg, his arrogance and lack of realism cost him the battle with the order for Picket's charge.

he fact that Longstreet knew, but failed to warn Lee

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