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- James_Longstreet abstract "James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern Theater, but also with Gen. Braxton Bragg in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater. Biographer and historian Jeffry D. Wert wrote that "Longstreet ... was the finest corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia; in fact, he was arguably the best corps commander in the conflict on either side."Longstreet's talents as a general made significant contributions to the Confederate victories at Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga, in both offensive and defensive roles. He also performed strongly during the Seven Days Battles, the Battle of Antietam, and until he was seriously wounded, at the Battle of the Wilderness. His performance in semiautonomous command during the Knoxville Campaign resulted in a Confederate defeat. His most controversial service was at the Battle of Gettysburg, where he disagreed with General Lee on the tactics to be employed and reluctantly supervised the disastrous infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge.He enjoyed a successful post-war career working for the U.S. government as a diplomat, civil servant, and administrator. However, his conversion to the Republican Party and his cooperation with his old friend, President Ulysses S. Grant, as well as critical comments he wrote in his memoirs about General Lee's wartime performance, made him anathema to many of his former Confederate colleagues. Authors of the Lost Cause movement focused on Longstreet's actions at Gettysburg as a primary reason for the Confederacy's loss of the war. His reputation in the South was damaged for over a century and has only recently begun a slow reassessment.".
- James_Longstreet battle American_Civil_War.
- James_Longstreet battle Mexican%E2%80%93American_War.
- James_Longstreet birthDate "1821-01-08".
- James_Longstreet birthPlace Edgefield_County,_South_Carolina.
- James_Longstreet birthPlace South_Carolina.
- James_Longstreet birthYear "1821".
- James_Longstreet deathDate "1904-01-02".
- James_Longstreet deathPlace Gainesville,_Georgia.
- James_Longstreet deathYear "1904".
- James_Longstreet militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- James_Longstreet militaryCommand "First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Department of East Tennessee".
- James_Longstreet occupation New_Orleans.
- James_Longstreet occupation Ottoman_Empire.
- James_Longstreet restingPlace Gainesville,_Georgia.
- James_Longstreet restingPlace Georgia_(U.S._state).
- James_Longstreet serviceEndYear "1842".
- James_Longstreet serviceStartYear "1842".
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- James_Longstreet battles American_Civil_War.
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- James_Longstreet birthDate "1821-01-08".
- James_Longstreet birthPlace "Edgefield District, South Carolina, U.S.".
- James_Longstreet branch "25".
- James_Longstreet commands "First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Department of East Tennessee".
- James_Longstreet dateOfBirth "1821-01-08".
- James_Longstreet dateOfDeath "1904-01-02".
- James_Longstreet deathDate "1904-01-02".
- James_Longstreet deathPlace "Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.".
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- James_Longstreet honorificPrefix General_officers_in_the_Confederate_States_Army.
- James_Longstreet laterwork "Surveyor of Customs in New Orleans".
- James_Longstreet laterwork "U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire".
- James_Longstreet laterwork "U.S. Commissioner of Railroads".
- James_Longstreet laterwork "U.S. Marshal for Northern Georgia".
- James_Longstreet name "James Longstreet".
- James_Longstreet name "Longstreet, James".
- James_Longstreet nickname ""Old Pete", "Lee's War Horse", "Bull of the Woods"".
- James_Longstreet office United_States_Ambassador_to_Turkey.
- James_Longstreet placeOfBirth Edgefield_County,_South_Carolina.
- James_Longstreet placeOfBirth South_Carolina.
- James_Longstreet placeOfDeath Gainesville,_Georgia.
- James_Longstreet placeofburial "Alta Vista Cemetery".
- James_Longstreet placeofburial "Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.".
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- James_Longstreet preceded Horace_Maynard.
- James_Longstreet rank "35".
- James_Longstreet serviceyears "1842".
- James_Longstreet serviceyears "1861".
- James_Longstreet shortDescription Confederate_States_Army.
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- James_Longstreet shortDescription General_officer.
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- James_Longstreet succeeded Lew_Wallace.
- James_Longstreet termEnd "1881".
- James_Longstreet termStart "1880".
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- James_Longstreet subject Category:American_Roman_Catholics.
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- James_Longstreet subject Category:Burials_in_Georgia_(U.S._state).
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- James_Longstreet subject Category:Converts_to_Roman_Catholicism.
- James_Longstreet subject Category:Converts_to_Roman_Catholicism_from_Evangelicalism.
- James_Longstreet subject Category:Georgia_(U.S._state)_Republicans.
- James_Longstreet subject Category:Louisiana_Republicans.
- James_Longstreet subject Category:Members_of_the_Aztec_Club_of_1847.
- James_Longstreet subject Category:People_from_Edgefield_County,_South_Carolina.
- James_Longstreet subject Category:People_from_Gainesville,_Georgia.
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