What did James Longstreet do during the civil war?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

James Longstreet---

1. Battle of Blackburn's Ford- Jul 18 1861
2. Battle of Williamsburg- May 5 1862
3. Battle of Thoroughfare Gap- Aug 28 1862
4. Second Battle of Bull Run- Aug 28-30 1862
5. Battle of Fredericksburg- Dec 11-15 1862
6. Siege of Suffolk- Apr 11-May4 1863
7. Battle of Blue Springs- Oct 10 1863
8. Battle of Wauhatchie- Oct 28-29 1863
9. Battle of Campbell's Station- Nov 16 1863
10. Battle of Fort Sanders- Nov 29 1863
11. Battle of Bean's Station- Dec 14 1863
12. Battle of Dandrige- Jan 17 1864
13. Battle of Fair Garden- Jan 27 1864
14. Battle of the Wilderness- May 6 1864
15. Battle of Rice's Station- Apr 6 1865

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

First Manassas (Bull Run), Seven Pines, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Suffolk, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Wilderness, Petersburg, and Appamattox.