Lee’s War Horse

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Lee’s War Horse was the famous battlefield nickname of Confederate General James Longstreet, reflecting his reliability and importance as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders during the American Civil War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield nickname
nickname
appliedBy Robert E. Lee
appliedInContextOf James Longstreet’s battlefield performance
appliedTo James Longstreet
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia
Confederate States Army
connotation military importance
reliability
steadfastness
country Confederate States of America
describedBySource American Civil War historiography
hasContext command of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
major battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
hasRole Confederate general
corps commander
hasSubject James Longstreet’s relationship with Robert E. Lee
language English
notableFor James Longstreet’s importance to Robert E. Lee
James Longstreet’s reliability as a corps commander
refersTo James Longstreet
startTime 1862
symbolizes Lee’s trust in Longstreet
Longstreet’s role as Lee’s principal lieutenant
timePeriod American Civil War
usedBy Robert E. Lee

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James Longstreet nickname Lee’s War Horse