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The Tragedies of General James Longstreet
James G. Longstreet’s reputation has been a controversial yo-yo for more than 150 years. Pete. James G. Longstreet (1821-1904) was nicknamed Pete in infancy, and it stuck throughout his long life. Born in SC to a large family of Dutch … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Pete" Longstreet, American history, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War history The American Civil War, General James G. Longstreet, General Ulysses S. Grant, George Custer, George McClellan, George Pickett, history, James G. Longstreet, Lee's Old War Horse, Mrs. James G. Longstreet, Pickett's Charge, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, The War with Mexico, Ulysses S. Grant, West Point
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Jefferson Davis at Twilight
For a man with lifelong poor health, Jefferson Davis managed to live till eighty-one. The Three Careers of Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a quintessential Southerner of the early nineteenth century: one who easily and capably gravitated into three … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Lost Cause", American history, Civil War history, Confederate First Lady Varina Davis, Confederate history, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Confederate States of America, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fortress Monroe, General Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis Unionist, John C. Calhoun, President of the Confederacy, Stonewall Jackson, Symbol of "The Lost Cause", the career of Jefferson Davis, The character of Jefferson Davis, The Confederacy, US history, Varina Davis
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