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In 1844, Longstreet met Garland's daughter and his future first wife Maria Louisa Garland, called Louise by her family. [17] At about the same time as Longstreet began courting Louise, Grant courted Longstreet's fourth cousin, Julia Dent, and that couple eventually married. Longstreet attended the Grant wedding on August 22, 1848, in St. Louis ...
Ellen Dortch Longstreet, 1905. From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division. Before and after becoming a widow, Longstreet devoted much time to ensure that General Longstreet was accurately portrayed by history. In 1905, she documented her husband's account of the Civil War by publishing the book Lee and Longstreet at High Tide ...
Peter Cozzens, in The Wall Street Journal, argued that the book should have had more focus on Longstreet during the Civil War versus his postwar activities. Cozzens also argued that Varon should have created her own analysis of Longstreet's ability in the war. According to Cozzens, the book works well with Longstreet's post-war history. [4]
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The command situation in Hood's division and Longstreet's Corps deteriorated markedly through March 1864, with Law, Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws, and at least one other brigadier general arrested and court-martialed by Longstreet; Longstreet's charges against his subordinates were not sustained by the Confederate War Department.
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.
Henry Thomas Harrison (April 23, 1832 – October 28, 1923) was a spy for Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet during the American Civil War.He is best known for the information he gave Longstreet and General Robert E. Lee in the Gettysburg Campaign, which resulted in Lee converging on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, thus causing the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.
On November 25, Longstreet ordered Law to use both brigades to make a reconnaissance-in-force. Opposing Law's and Robertson's Confederates were, from right to left, five companies of the 24th Kentucky, eight companies of the 65th Illinois, and seven companies of the 103rd Ohio Infantry Regiments. The 103rd Ohio had just moved into position, was ...