Longstreet, James, 1821-1904

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
לונגסטריט, ג'יימס, 1821-1904
Name (Latin)
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
Date of birth
1821-01-08
Date of death
1904-01-02
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 30341402
Wikidata: Q311514
Library of congress: n 80051553
Sources of Information
  • Alfred E. Waldo Letter 1863 Oct. 26, Finding Aid, via University of Tennessee-Knoxville Libraries website, Mar. 4, 2008(General James Longstreet's attack)
  • Author's From Manassas to Appomattox.
  • Civil War Home website, Mar. 4, 2008(James Longstreet; b. Jan. 8, 1821; in Edgefield District, South Carolina; spent early years in Augusta, Georgia; joined Confederacy; lieutenant general in Oct. 1862; commanded his corps, Army of Tenn., Sept. 19-Nov. 5, 1863; and Dept. of East Tenn., Nov. 5, 1863-Apr. 12, 1864; criticized by book "From Manassas to Appomattox"; after war befriended Grant and became Republican; d. Jan. 2, 1904 in Gainsville, Georgia)
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