He commanded the I Corp of Lee's Army.
On July 2nd he successfully attacked and driven back Gen. Sickle's III Union Corp from their positions of the Peach Trees and Wheat Field but failed to capture the Little Round Top.
That allowed the left flank of the Federal line of not being outflanked.
Loyally supported Robert E. Lee (who called him "My old war-horse"), but disapproved of his invasion of Pennsylvania, and stands accused of missing the big opportunity at Gettysburg, to occupy the vantage-point of Little Round Top.
Soem have declared this the pivotal moment that lost them the Civil War.
James Longstreet---
James Longstreet answered the call of his native state of Georgia. When the states seceded, those soldiers and serving in the US Army and Navy and Coast Guard were given the choice to leave the US Military and return to their home states and serve them. For example, Robert E. Lee was offered command of the entire Union Army but he declined citing his belief that his allegiance was deeper to his native Virginia than to the US Federal government. So, too, did Longstreet, and many others. Longstreet's military prowess allowed him to rise quickly to Lieutenant General. He was a very capable commander.
From the start of the war he rose through the ranks to become the Commander of the 1st Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. He became arguably Lee's most trusted and reliable subordinate. Lee called Longstreet"My War Horse." The one notable case of Longstreet decidedly showing disagreement with Lee was at Gettysburg on July 3. Longstreet did not want to carryout Pickett's Charge. Longstreet wanted to move troops to the south to try to"flank" the Union Army,instead of the frontal attack that was Pickett's Charge. Lee insisted and Longstreet complied. In hindsight it seems that Longstreet had a good,workable plan but I think Lee had too much confidence in the ability of his troops at that point(only 2 months after Chancellorsville) and the result was the disasterous repulse of Pickett's Charge.... To finish Longstreet's war history-after Gettysburg, in the Autumn of 1863 Longstreet along with the 1st Corps was detached from the Army of Northern Virginia and sent to Tennessee to reinforce Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee. Longstreet's troops played a key role in the Battle of Chickamauga on the Tennessee/Georgia border and other operations in Tennessee. In May of 1864 Longstreet and 1st Corps returned to Virginia as the Battle of the Wilderness was already underway. He was seriously wounded and in recovery until late Autumn. He then returned to the Army and was present at the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865.
First Manassas (Bull Run), Seven Pines, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Suffolk, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Wilderness, Petersburg, and Appamattox.
Lieutenant General Games Longstreet fought with the Confederate Army.
James died in the battle of Gettysburg. First he got shot in his throat but lived, then he got wounded in his leg and they had to amputate it. A few weeks later, he died.
General Robert E Lee and General James Longstreet were actually great friends, but at the Battle of Gettysburg they had a big disagreement on how to attack the Union Army which they had surrounded. Lee wanted to go with a frontal attack which was what the Union had been doing and failing at for the past 3 years. Longstreet wanted to take the defensive route and stay back and let them attack them. The frontal attack that Lee ordered was practically suicidal and began the end of the Confederacy. This battle proved that Lee was human and made mistakes just like everybody else. He admitted that he was wrong and even offered to resign as commander after the battle. Longstreet was ultimately right, but Longstreet remained good friends. That was the only real conflict known in history between General Longstreet and General Lee.
For the North: US Grant WT Sherman Phil Sheridan Winfield Hancock Joseph Hooker George McClellan For the South: Robert E Lee TJ Jackson (Stonewall) James Longstreet Jeb Stuart Nathan B Forrest Wade Hampton Joseph E Johnston PT Beauregarde.
It's the song "Some Nights", by fun.. Features two soldiers on opposite sides of the Civil War, preparing for battle.
During the US Civil War James Longstreet was a general in the Confederate Army.
40 when it started. 44 when it ended.
Confederate
Longstreet had an accomplished record as a Southern General in the Civil War.
James Longstreet was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, known for his memoirs titled "From Manassas to Appomattox," which provide insights into his military career and the Confederate perspective on the war.
When the US Civil War ended, former Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet traveled to Washington DC with regards to the written application for a pardon from the US government based on his high level of military operations he conducted against the Union during the war. Longstreet met with General US Grant, Secretary of War Stanton and President Andrew Johnson. Johnson refused to grant Longstreet a pardon.
James Longstreet
Yes, Longstreet was Lee's second in command of the Army of Northern Virginia (CSA)
The best were: Thomas J "Stonewall" Jackson James Longstreet Jeb Stuart
No. Longstreet was already Grant's friend before the war.
No, James Longstreet was never a governor. He was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes as US ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in 1880 and held that post for about one year.
Lieutenant General Games Longstreet fought with the Confederate Army.