James Longstreet

James Longstreet (1821–1904) was a senior Confederate general in the American Civil War who later served as a diplomat and Republican official during Reconstruction.

Robert E. Lee: Robert E. Lee was the principal Confederate army commander in the eastern theater of the American Civil War. Lee relied on Longstreet as his senior corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Second Battle of Bull Run: The Second Battle of Bull Run was an 1862 Confederate victory in northern Virginia. Longstreet’s large-scale counterattack helped rout the Union army on the battle’s second day.
Corps: A corps is a large military formation made up of multiple divisions and supporting units. Longstreet’s main Civil War command was a corps within Lee’s field army.
Reconstruction: Reconstruction was the U.S. effort to rebuild the South and define the rights and status of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War. Longstreet’s Republican alignment and federal service placed him within Reconstruction’s political conflicts.
Gainesville, Georgia: Gainesville is a city in northeastern Georgia and the county seat of Hall County. Longstreet was born near Gainesville in 1821.
Ulysses S. Grant: Ulysses S. Grant was the leading Union general of the Civil War and later the eighteenth U.S. president. Longstreet and Grant had served together before the war, and Grant later appointed him to federal office.
Battle of Antietam: The Battle of Antietam was a 1862 battle in Maryland and the bloodiest single day in U.S. history. Longstreet commanded Confederate forces in the center during Lee’s invasion of Maryland.
Defensive warfare: Defensive warfare seeks to preserve forces and positions while defeating or exhausting an attacker. Longstreet often favored strong defensive positions and attacks made when conditions were favorable.
Republican Party: The Republican Party is a major U.S. political party founded in 1854, originally opposing the expansion of slavery. Longstreet joined the party after the war and supported federal Reconstruction policies.
United States Military Academy: The United States Military Academy is a federal service academy at West Point, New York, that trains Army officers. Longstreet graduated from West Point in 1842 and entered the U.S. Army.

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