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Longstreet was wounded on May 6, 1864, during the Battle of the Wilderness by his own men. After the War, he allied himself with the Republican Party, to the anger of his fellow Confederates, and worked to reconcile the Southern states to the Union.
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James Longstreet Jr. Famous memorial V Veteran Birth 8 Jan...
- Helen Dortch Longstreet
Helen was the second wife of General James Longstreet and...
- Maria Louisa Garland Longstreet
Mrs. Longstreet Dead A Distinguished Georgia Lady Passes...
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Bishop Benjamin Joseph Keiley, who had served under Longstreet, said his funeral Mass. Longstreet is buried in Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville. He outlived most of his detractors and was one of only a few general officers from the Civil War to live into the 20th century.
Jan 18, 2004 · It was in early January -100 years ago - that Confederate General James Longstreet died and was buried in Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville, Georgia. During the Civil War he had been one of the top three officers of the Confederate Army fighting in the East.
Buried at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, GA. “Ah! here is Longstreet, here’s my ‘Old War-Horse.'” Gen. Robert E. Lee (September 17, 1862) Location of the monument to James Longstreet at Gettysburg. The map to the monument to Lieutenant General James Longstreet at Gettysburg is south of Gettysburg.
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Longstreet was born in South Carolina, but spent much of his childhood at the home of his uncle, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet in Augusta, Georgia. Uncle Gus may have been influential in Longstreets early life as a fervent proponent of states rights. Longstreet went on to attend West Point, where he graduated fifty-fourth out of sixty-two cadets in t...
Like many future Civil War generals, Longstreets first real war experience came during the Mexican War. From 1846 to 1848 Longstreet rendered distinguished service in some of that war's most important battles including Vera Cruz, Churubusco, and Chapultapec, where he was wounded. Recognized for his bravery, Longstreet would also serve alongside his...
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Longstreet, then serving in New Mexico Territory, resigned his commission after nearly twenty years of service. He was very quickly appointed Brigadier General under P.G.T. Beauregard and reported for duty in July of 1861. Following his first action at Blackburn's Ford, Longstreet received praise for his coolness u...
In January of 1862 he was dealt a devastating blow when three of his children died in rapid succession from scarlet fever. In spite of this terrible news, Longstreet performed admirably during the Peninsula Campaign, often serving as the rearguard for Johnston's retreating army. At the Battle of Williamsburg in May 1862, General Johnston reported t...
Longstreet did, however, rejoin Lee's Army for the second invasion of the North and the subsequent battle of Gettysburg. An outspoken proponent of western concentration, Longstreet was skeptical about the wisdom of the invasion. A further dispute between Longstreet and his commanding general over the nature of the campaign would only grow during th...
Many of Longstreets actions after the war were controversial: his letters to the New Orleans Times, his support of the Republican Party, his acceptance of political appointments, and the fact that he commanded African-Americans (part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Police Force). Worst of all, he had dared to criticize Robert E. Lees leadership. Ve...
Despite the many attacks by former officers in the Confederate Army, many men fondly remembered their days fighting under Longstreet. In 1890 the Washington Artilleryfamous for their performance at Fredericksburginsisted that Longstreet participate at the unveiling of Lees statue in Richmond and in 1892 at the 3rd annual United Confederate Veterans...
Longstreet published his 800-page memoirs, From Manassas to Appomattox, in December 1895. In September 1897 he married 34-year-old Helen Dortch; although his family was not pleased with the marriage, Helen defended Longstreets name until she died in 1962. James Longstreet died on January 2, 1904, just days short of his 83rd birthday. He was buried ...
Dec 22, 2021 · James Longstreet dies in Gainesville, Georgia, and is buried in the Alta Vista Cemetery there. FURTHER READING DiNardo, R. L., and Albert A. Nofi, eds. James Longstreet: The Man, the Soldier, the Controversy.
Oct 19, 2006 · A monument to James Longstreet, a Confederate general and Georgia politician, stands in the Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville, where he is buried. Longstreet lived in Gainesville, operating the Piedmont Hotel and a farm, from 1875 until his death in 1904.
