Longstreet
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Longstreet
Sort Name:
Longstreet, General James
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Dead
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate Officer
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Monday, January 8, 1821
Origin:
South Carolina
Cause of Death:
Old Age
Other Texts:
Biography:
During the Civil War, James Longstreet was one of the Confederacy's best generals. As the commander of Lee's First Corps, it was his reluctant duty to give the command that launched Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg - a reluctance that is suggested by the novel's phrase "waiting for Longstreet to give the word" when it refers to that "July afternoon in 1863" (190).
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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