James Longstreet

Born: January 8, 1821 in Edgefield District, South Carolina

Died: January 2, 1904 in Gainesville, Georgia

Military Rank (CSA): Lieutenant General

• He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1842.
• At U.S.M.A., he met and befriended Ulysses S. Grant.
• He fought in the Mexican-American War.
• He became known for his defensive strategies and tactics.
• He is often blamed for the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg for allowing Pickett’s Charge to happen.
• He was wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness.
• He served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during Grant’s Presidency.
• He died of pneumonia.