Question

Confederate General James Longstreet ___________________. a) has no statues dedicated to him in the South because he joined the Republican Party after the Civil War b) betrayed the Confederate cause during the Civil War by joining the U.S. Army c) was an incompetent military leader who almost single-handily allowed Texas to fall into Union hands d) has numerous statues dedicated to him across the South even though he died in the first battle of the Civil War

Answer 1

Answer:

Confederate General James Longstreet ___________________.

a) has no statues dedicated to him in the South because he joined the Republican Party after the Civil War.

Explanation:

General James Longstreet honorably served the US Army before joining the Confederate forces in the prosecution of the American Civil War of 1861 — 1865.  After the civil war, Longstreet criticized Robert E. Lee’s war tactics.  He later gave his support to Lincoln’s Republican party in the interest of his former friend's (Ulysses S. Grant) 1868 presidential campaign.  These two actions caused him some repeated attacks on his character in the South.  However, he later served as the US Turkish ambassador as well as a railroad commissioner.  He died in 1904 at the age of 82.