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* 1821 – James Longstreet, American Confederate general and diplomat ; and former United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire ( d. 1904 )
* 1863 – American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins – Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.
* 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie – Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet.
Grant's diplomacy failed him, however, when he jokingly suggested to his wife that, perhaps if she met with Mrs. Louise ( James ) Longstreet, they could restore peace.
** American Civil War – Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant ward-off a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet.
* November 16 – American Civil War – Battle of Campbell's Station: Near Knoxville, Tennessee, Confederate troops led by General James Longstreet unsuccessfully attack Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside.
* November 17 – American Civil War – The Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee under siege ( the 2-week-long siege and 1 failed attack are unsuccessful ).
Burnside's former command, the IX Corps, was transferred to the Virginia Peninsula, a movement that prompted the Confederates to detach troops from Lee's army under Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, a decision that would be consequential in the upcoming campaign.
At dawn on May 6, Hancock attacked along the Plank Road, driving Hill's Corps back in confusion, but the First Corps of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet arrived in time to prevent the collapse of the Confederate right flank.
* First Corps, under Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, including the divisions of Maj. Gen. Charles W. Field and Brig.
James Longstreet ( January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904 ) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his " Old War Horse.
He was the fifth child and third son of James Longstreet ( 1783-1833 ), of Dutch descent and Mary Ann Dent ( 1793-1855 ) of English descent, originally from New Jersey and Maryland respectively, who owned a cotton plantation close to where the village of Gainesville would be founded in northeastern Georgia.
In 1837 Augustus attempted to obtain an appointment for James to the United States Military Academy, but the vacancy for his congressional district had already been filled so James was appointed in 1838 by a relative, Reuben Chapman, who represented the First District of Alabama ( where Mary Longstreet lived ).
James Longstreet in later life, affecting the sideburns of his Ambrose Burnside | opponent at Battle of Fredericksburg | Fredericksburg and Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville.
* Wert, Jeffry D. General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier: A Biography.
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