James Longstreet: a Complex Legacy
Words: 900 Pages: 3 6314James Longstreet was a prominent figure in American history, known for his roles as a government official, U. S. Army officer, and Confederate lieutenant general during the Civil War. Born on January 8, 1821, in the Edgefield District of South Carolina, Longstreet was the son of James and Mary Anne Dent Longstreet. His upbringing in a prosperous farming family in Augusta, Georgia, and Somerville, Alabama, set the stage for a life deeply intertwined with the military and the South's agrarian […]