Longstreet
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Longstreet
Sort Name:
Longstreet, General James
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate General
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Monday, January 8, 1821
Origin:
South Carolina
Biography:
Longstreet was one of Lee's corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia. Against his will, at the battle of Gettysburg he had to give the command to launch Pickett's charge against the Union army position on Cemetery Ridge. He was "shot out of saddle by his own men in the dark by mistake just as Jackson was" (273) - it happened at the battle of the Wilderness, and unlike Jackson, Longstreet survived.
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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