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Jan 2, 2017 · But the most celebrated man at the event sported massive, white whiskers and a cleanly shaven chin: James Longstreet, who commanded the Confederates’ First Corps at Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863. Nearly everywhere Robert E. Lee’s “Old War Horse” went he drew appreciative, and often awestruck, crowds.
Feb 14, 2021 · Lt.-Gen. James Longstreet. Photographed By David Seibert, November 28, 2009. 1. Lt.-Gen. James Longstreet Marker. Inscription. This was the post-war home of General Longstreet, whom General Lee called his “Old War Horse”. Born in South Carolina January 8, 1821, Longstreet grew up at Augusta.
Oct 20, 2012 · The life-sized statue standing on the site of General Longstreet's home was erected in October 2001. It was sculpted by Gregory Johnson, endowed by the estate of the late L. Denton Hadaway, and erected by the General James Longstreet Chapter 46, United Daughters of the Confederacy, of Gainesville.
James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was a Confederate general who served during the American Civil War and was the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
Aug 16, 2008 · Photographed By Craig Swain, August 16, 2008. 1. Left Side Plaque. Inscription. (Left Side Plaque): Lieutenant General James Longstreet. Commanding First Corps Army of Northern Virginia. January 8, 1821 - January 2, 1904. Born in Edgefield District, S.C. Graduated from West Point 1842.
James Longstreet photographed by Matthew Brady. Library of Congress An excerpt from Longstreet's memoirs describing his actions on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Dec 22, 2021 · James Longstreet, at the head of the largely black Louisiana state militia, is shot and briefly held prisoner during a riot in New Orleans, Louisiana. The rioters are members of the Crescent City White League, a white supremacist organization attempting to overthrow the government of Louisiana.
