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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".
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Nov 9, 2009 · James Longstreet was a U.S. Army officer, government official and most famously a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-65).
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.
Perhaps no Confederate officer is surrounded by more controversy than James Longstreet. Called “Old Pete” and “My Old War Horse” by Gen. Robert E. Lee, Longstreet was Lee’s trusted advisor and friend. But, after the war, Longstreet became the target of many “Lost Cause” attacks.
Nov 13, 2023 · As Elizabeth R. Varon observes in Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South, her compelling new biography of James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee’s second in command, the Lost Cause...
Mar 16, 2024 · January 8, 1821–January 2, 1904. Lieutenant General James Longstreet was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted subordinates. However, his action — or inaction — at the Battle of Gettysburg created controversy that tarnished his military legacy in the eyes of many Southerners.
One of the most controversial generals of the Confederacy, James Longstreet (1821–1904) was born in South Carolina but spent most of his early years in Georgia. An 1842 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Longstreet displayed conspicuous bravery during the Mexican War.
