- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- Home of General James Longstreet, Gainesville, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1800/1994
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Gainesville
Domestic life--Georgia--Gainesville
Armed Forces--Georgia--Gainesville
Georgia--Politics and government--Gainesville
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- 2003/06/18: During the Civil War, James Longstreet was one of Robert E. Lee's most well-regarded lieutenant generals, leading Confederate troops in battles such as Chickamauga and Gettysburg. In 1875, Longstreet moved to Gainesville, and for a brief time served as the city's postmaster. He is buried in Alta Vista Cemetery in Gainesville.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_hal092
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:hal092
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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