James Longstreet
✓ Source-basedfallingConfederate Army general (1821-1904)
Fame56.8
MomentumNot measured
Languages28
Peak2000s
In century#2,386
James Longstreet was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and was the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
Also inDeutsch
Photos 12
Antebellum portrait of Longstreet
Sketch of Longstreet as a Confederate
Map of events during the Peninsula campaign to the Battle of Seven Pines .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Confederate
Union
August 30, 4 p.m.: Start of Longstreet's attack
Longstreet circa 1862
A map of the Battle of Fredericksburg Confederate Union
Longstreet at Gettysburg c. 1900In their orbit 2
Politicians from United States 6
About this person
James Longstreet was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and was the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse". He served under Lee as a corps commander for most of the battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern Theater, and briefly with Braxton Bragg in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater.
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1821 to 1904 · aged 82
Written about in
28 languages
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.