What is James Longstreet?
'''James Longstreet''' was a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general during the [[American Civil War]]. He was born in 1821 in [[South Carolina]]. He grew up in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Longstreet graduated from the [[United States Military Academy at West Point|United States Military Academy]] in 1842 and was a [[Slavery|slave owner]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Piston|first=William Garrett|date=|title=Longstreet, James (1821–1904)|url=https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/longstreet_james_1821-1904|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-11|website=Encyclopedia Virginia|publisher=Virginia Humanities}}</ref> He fought in the [[Army of Northern Virginia]]. Longstreet died in 1904. ==References== <references /> {{US-bio-stub}} {{American Civil War}} {{Gettysburg figures}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Longstreet, James}} [[Category:Confederate Army generals]] [[Category:1821 births]] [[Category:1904 deaths]] [[Category:Military people from Georgia (U.S. state)]]