- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- James Longstreet
- Creator:
- Bradford, Gamaliel, 1863-1932
- Date of Original:
- 1821/1904
- Subject:
- Generals--Southern States
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers
Military uniforms
Politicians--Georgia
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 - People:
- Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
black-and-white photographs - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- James Longstreet, a general during the Civil War, grew up primarily in Georgia, where from the age of nine he was raised by his uncle Augustus Baldwin Longstreet. He served as second-in-command to Robert E. Lee in the Army of Northern Virginia and in 1864 helped lead Confederate troops to victory at the Battle of Chickamauga, which was fought in north Georgia.
Photograph of James Longstreet in his Confederate States of America uniform. A veteran of the Mexican War (1846-48) and a Republican politician, Longstreet was one of the most prominent and controversial figures of the Civil War (1861-65). - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/edward-porter-alexander-1835-1910/m-6687/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Archives. If Georgia Archives material will be used in a publication or on the Internet, permission to publish must be requested from the Georgia Archives in writing
Image from Bradford, Gamaliel, 1863-1932 - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/james-longstreet-1821-1904
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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