Edward Porter Alexander (1835-1910) was a military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. He served first as an officer in the United States Army and later, during the American Civil War, in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. After the war, Alexander became a well-respected author. Many historians regard his memoirs as among the most objective and sharpest sources produced by a Civil War combatant.
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One of the most important and objective firsthand accounts of the Civil War Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander objectively evaluated and criticized prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The resu... SEE MORE