John B Hood Replies to a Letter from James Longstreet about Gettysburg

In 1875, more than a decade after the Battle of Gettysburg, Gen. James Longstreet wrote to fellow Gen. John B. Hood asking for his version of events of the fight, for Hood had not filed an official report of his division. Here's what Hood had to say. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com. Image: National Archives This channel is a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Your interest, support, and engagement is key, and I'm grateful for it. Thank you!