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James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and was the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
The First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (or Longstreet's Corps) was a military unit fighting for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was formed in early 1861 and served until the spring of 1865, mostly in the Eastern Theater. The corps was commanded by James Longstreet for most of its existence.
It is about James Longstreet. Branda Wineapple, in a book review in The New York Times, wrote that the work "is not so much about Longstreet’s character or his motivations [...] but about a symbolic Longstreet" related to the disputes about history after the American Civil War, especially how different people perceived him differently. [1]
The Knoxville campaign [1] was a series of American Civil War battles and maneuvers in East Tennessee, United States, during the fall of 1863, designed to secure control of the city of Knoxville and with it the railroad that linked the Confederacy east and west, and position the First Corps under Lt. Gen. James Longstreet for return to the Army of Northern Virginia.
Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA. There were 18 lieutenant generals in the Confederate States Army, and these general officers were often corps commanders within armies or military department heads in charge of geographic sections and all soldiers in those boundaries. All of the Confederate lieutenant generals were in the PACS. [10]
In 1863 Lieutenant General James Longstreet was placed in command of the Confederate Department of Virginia and North Carolina. Longstreet was given four objectives: (1) to protect Richmond, (2) give support to Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia if and when needed, (3) forage and gather supplies for the Confederate armies, (4) to capture the Union garrison at Suffolk if possible.
Battles of Longstreet's Tidewater Campaign of the American Civil War (4 P) Pages in category "James Longstreet" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
At midnight, the 41st Virginia began marching again and arrived in the rear of Longstreet's battle line at 5:00 am. [22] Anderson's Division joined in Longstreet's advance, beginning at 5:00 pm on August 30. The 41st Virginia advanced along the front line, and up Henry House Hill where it faced the Union's IX Corps. The attack routed Pope's ...