James Longstreet

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Confederate general human military officer

James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.

Aliases (2)

James Longstreet in the American Civil War ×1
Longstreet ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Confederate general → human → military officer →
allegiance	Confederate States of America → United States of America →
burialPlace	Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Georgia →
citizenship	United States of America →
conflict	American Civil War → Mexican–American War →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1821-01-08 →
dateOfDeath	1904-01-02 →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
familyName	Longstreet →
givenName	James →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
militaryBranch	Confederate States Army → United States Army →
militaryRank	Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) → Major (United States Army) →
nickname	Lee’s War Horse → Old Pete →
notableFor	controversial role in the Battle of Gettysburg → service as one of Robert E. Lee’s principal corps commanders →
notableWork	From Manassas to Appomattox →
participantIn	Battle of Antietam → Battle of Chickamauga → Battle of Fredericksburg → Battle of Gettysburg → First Battle of Bull Run → Overland Campaign → Peninsula Campaign → Second Battle of Bull Run → Siege of Petersburg →
placeOfBirth	Edgefield District, South Carolina →
placeOfDeath	Gainesville, Georgia →
politicalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
positionHeld	U.S. Marshal for the District of Georgia → U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire → corps commander, Army of Northern Virginia →
religion	Baptist →
residence	Gainesville, Georgia →
servedUnder	Robert E. Lee →
servedWith	J.E.B. Stuart → Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Helen Dortch Longstreet → Maria Louisa Garland →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Chickamauga → Battle of Fredericksburg → Second Battle of Bull Run →	commander
American Civil War → Battle of Gettysburg →	hasCommander
Confederate States Army → Confederate military leadership →	notableCommander
Lee’s War Horse → Old Pete →	refersTo
Helen Dortch Longstreet → Maria Louisa Garland →	spouse
Lee’s War Horse →	appliedTo
From Manassas to Appomattox →	author
Little Round Top →	commandersAssociated
From Manassas to Appomattox ("James Longstreet in the American Civil War") →	documentsRoleOf
James Longstreet ("Longstreet") →	familyName
From Manassas to Appomattox →	mainSubject
Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Georgia →	notableBurial
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) →	notableHolder
Seven Days Battles →	notableLeader
Helen Dortch Longstreet →	relativeByMarriage