- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Lt.-Gen. James Longstreet historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Hall County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography - People:
- Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Hall County Courthouse Grounds, Gainesville
"LT.-GEN. JAMES LONGSTREET. This was the post-war home of General Longstreet, whom General Lee called his "Old War Horse". Born in South Carolina January 8, 1821, Longstreet grew up at Augusta. The family moved to Alabama, and he entered West Point from that state, graduating in 1842. He played a gallant role in the Mexican War, and in 1861 resigned from the United States Army to serve the Southern Confederacy. Under Lee his capable performance of duty caused Longstreet's rapid promotion to Lieutenant General. After the War President Ulysses S. Grant, who had married Longstreet's cousin, Julia Dent, made him Surveyor of Customs at New Orleans. He also served as Supervisor of Internal Revenue, Postmaster at Gainesville, Minister to Turkey, United States Marshall and United States Railway Commissioner. He married first Maria Louise Garland of Virginia on March 8,1848; Second Helen Dortch of Atlanta, September 8, 1897. He died January 2, 1904. 069-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_lt.-gen.-james-longstreet
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_lt-gen
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
