Commanded a corps for Lee. Participated in many battles, including Gettysburgh, Second Manassas, The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Spotsylvania.
His flank assault crushed Pope's army at Second Manassas.
During the US Civil War James Longstreet was a general in the Confederate Army.
He was the South's ( Confederates ) General . He lead the confederates during the Civil War .
Longstreet had an accomplished record as a Southern General in the Civil War.
he was the general for the confederates during the american civil war
After the end of the US Civil War, former Lieutenant General applied for a pardon. He visited Washington DC and spoke with General US Grant, Secretary of War Stanton and President Andrew Johnson. Johnson informed Longstreet that three former Confederates he would never pardon were Longstreet, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis.
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.
The Confederates and The Union
Yes, Longstreet was Lee's second in command of the Army of Northern Virginia (CSA)
He was a great general on the Union side in the Civil War, as well as the 18th president of the US.
Confederates
40 when it started. 44 when it ended.
the president for the union was Abe linclon the general was grant the president for the confederates was jeffersion Davis the general for the confederates was Robert e. lee