“We have in the past a brilliant, an unsurpassed record. Let our future eclipse it in our eagerness for glory, our love of country, and our determination to beat the enemy. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864.” DeterminationPast And FutureJames Longstreet Book:Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South Source: Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South