And in 1998, an equestrian statue was installed of James Longstreet ... Soon after the surrender, Longstreet moved his family to New Orleans, where he established a cotton brokerage and became ...

On this day in 1864, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet became caught in the fire of his own troops during the Battle of the Wilderness, near Fredericksburg, Va., leaving his right arm paralyzed.

Holmes writes General James Longstreet was an important figure in the Confederate Army; as important as Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart or A.P. Hill; nearly as critical to the ...

Lee in his city. (Jonathan Bachman/Reuters) Born in 1821 in South Carolina, James Longstreet graduated from West Point in 1842 and served with distinction in the Mexican War. As the officer corps ...

James Longstreet's hesitancy and differences of opinion with Robert E. Lee have often marred his historical image. Although generally respected for his military prowess, he is often blamed for the ...

Author Cory Pfarr gave a detailed reassessment of Confederate General James Longstreet’s oft-criticized performance during the 1863 Battle o… read more Author Cory Pfarr gave a detailed ...

It is noon on July 2, 1863. Your most trusted general, James Longstreet, has arrived bringing with him two full divisions of troops. They have been marching all morning and can now be committed to ...

LONGSTREET had half New Jersey blood and probably part Dutch. It shows in him. He is far more the modern, practical nineteenth-century American than most of his fellows. What Southern romance he ...