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James Longstreet

James Longstreet

American Soldier

Born: Jan 8, 1821

Died: Jan 2, 1904

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I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy. James Longstreet

Hope Happy Veterans Will Long Comrades Avenue Live Enough Side Pennsylvania See Along Surviving Die Then Union March

General Pickett, finding the battle broken while the enemy was still reinforcing, called the troops off. James Longstreet

Broken Battle Enemy Finding General Troops Pickett Still Off While

In the case of the armies at Fredericksburg it would have been, to say the least, very hazardous to give counter-attack, the Federal position being about as strong as ours from which we had driven them back. James Longstreet

As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines. James Longstreet

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A little before noon I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through the streets or at any points where the troops were seen about the city, as a diversion in favor of Jackson. James Longstreet

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