James Longstreet held the rank of major general in the Confederate army. He graduated 54th in the West Point class of 1842.
During the US Civil War James Longstreet was a general in the Confederate Army.
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Confederate General Pickett reported to Lieutenant General James Longstreet at the US Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. General Pickett led the infamous Confederate charge that crippled his forces on the last day of the 1863 battle.
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In a letter to General Samuel Cooper, General James Longstreet offered to be relieved of duty due to the defeat at Knoxville, Tennessee. Longstreet took responsibility for the attempt to be successful in Tennessee.
Lee commanded the Confederate forces.
In a 1893 newspaper article former Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet evaluated General Lee in two major categories. One was Lee's effectiveness when fighting on the defense and the other was Lee's performance on the offense. Longstreet said that Lee was "perfect" when leading a defensive battle. Longstreet was less enthusiastic on Lee's offensive abilities. There Longstreet politely said that Lee was not a "master in offensive battles".
After the US Civil War had ended, former Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet traveled to Washington DC to follow up on the written application for a pardon from the US government. Due to the significant war operations Longstreet made as a high ranking Confederate general, he was required to file an appeal for an official pardon. His actions against the US government were a serious breach of loyalty he once had as a West Point graduate (USMA ) and the oath he had taken when he was a Federal officer.
General Robert E. Lee instructed General James Longstreet to seize the Maryland towns of Boonsboro and Hagerstown. Lee's goal was to use both towns as a base of operations in Maryland.
Confederate General James Longstreet planned a swiftly executed movement to help General Braxton Bragg confront the Union forces led by General Ambrose Burnside. Longstreet planned on using th East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad for his initial operation. This plan was hampered by the condition of the railroad. Longstreet was hampered by the dismal condition of the railroad, and a variety of other problems delayed the planned swift movement of his army.
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When Confederate General Braxton Bragg chose to resort to frontal assaults at the Battle of Chickamauga, General James Longstreet led a successful assault on September 20, 1863. It was an overwhelming breakthrough of the Union lines partly due to Union General Rosencrans' error had left a gap in his lines. Longstreet's forces caused the Union's right line to collapse.