“Their different perceptions of the nature of war form the backbone of the difficult relationship between these two men. » Lee, an older soldier, appreciates an offensive approach to warfare, while Longstreet appreciates a defensive approach to warfare. The two men constantly discussed the best option for the Confederacy. However, "no matter how much he disagrees, Longstreet defers to Lee's decisions." In the debate over who was right, none of the tactics developed provide clear evidence of what would work, especially with a smaller army, given the War of 1863. Although General Lee's tactics did not had not worked during the Battle of Gettysburg, there is no evidence that General Longstreet's defensive strategy would have produced much better results. Consequently, neither general surpassed the other in military strategies, which rather debunks Shaara's depiction of Longstreet's advanced knowledge of modern warfare. Despite the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg, often marked as the turning point of the war, General Longstreet should not obey an order that resulted in a significant loss of men who would be extremely difficult to replace at that time. Already limited by the number of men still capable of fighting, pushing additional forces into open battle would almost completely exhaust the Confederate soldiers, and