Lafayette McLaws

Lafayette McLaws (January 15, 1821 – July 24, 1897) was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He made a good record at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg, but after the Knoxville campaign was court-martialed for inefficiency, though this was overturned for procedural reasons. He was sent to his native Georgia to resist William Sherman's March to the Sea, and surrendered with Joseph Johnston in April 1865.

McLaws remained bitter about his court-martial, especially since the charges had been filed by James Longstreet, his friend and classmate at West Point, with whom he had served for years. Although he defended Longstreet against Lost Cause proponents who blamed him for losing the war, McLaws never fully forgave Longstreet for his actions.

Lafayette McLaws in Southern Victory
Lafayette McLaws commanded a corps of the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Camp Hill, outflanking the Army of the Potomac from the left, contributing the decisive Confederate victory of the War of Secession.