General Longstreet in one of the most controversial figures on the Civil War. Long criticized for his role at Gettsburg, historical opinion has begun to view him in a more favorable light. He was dependable, if not brilliant, a staunch fighter. Certainly Lee relied upon him most of all his officers. He acquitted himself bravely in many of the war's bloodiest battles. And if his critics have been numerous, his most stubborn defenders were always the men who served under him.