James Longstreet

James Longstreet was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was born in 1821 in South Carolina. He grew up in Georgia. Longstreet graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842 and was a slave owner. He fought in the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet died in 1904.

James Longstreet Media

• Gen. Longstreet LCCN91783856.tif

  Antebellum portrait of Longstreet

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  Sketch of Longstreet as a Confederate

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  Map of events during the Peninsula campaign to the Battle of Seven Pines      Confederate*     Union

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  August 30, 4 p.m.: Start of Longstreet's attack

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  General James Longstreet, Confederate States Army. Recto: [imprinted] Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by E. Anthony in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the U. S. for the So. District of New York. Verso: Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. Manufacturers of the best photographic albums.

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  A map of the Battle of Fredericksburg      Confederate     Union

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  Gettysburg, July 2      Confederate     Union

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  Pickett's Charge, July 3      Confederate     Union

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  Longstreet's Left Wing assaults, mid-day September 20