Who is John B. Gordon from The Last Full Measure and what is their importance? The_Last_Full_Measure English & Literature John B. Gordon | The Last Full Measure

Gordon comes up with the Confederate plan to take Fort Stedman and implements it. The plan fails because Gordon did not know the strength of the Federal artillery batteries behind and alongside Fort Stedman. He oversees the surrendering of Confederate arms to Chamberlain, and returns the salute that Chamberlain orders.