Longstreet, James

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He was born in Edgefieldu in South Carolina, however, the youth lived in the north Georgia, where they had a cotton plantation of his parents. He got the name after his father and i look to him enough resemble. Was as shapely and also because it was decided on its vojenké career. The study of the military academy at West Point, completed in 1842. Although he was born in Carolina, he worked in Alabama and received a salary from the Louisianské government, prefer returning to Georgia. However, his home was in virtually the entire South.

As the majority of his colleagues, he fights in Mexico under the command of Zachary Taylor and suffers an injury at the battle of Chapultepec. After the mexican war he returns to his post in Alabama. After the stormy events of the year 1861 and the secession of the southern states from the Union, resign to the rank of major in the U. With. Army offers his services to the newly vniklé Confederation. But it has exaggerated ambitions and his actions is rather a matter of patriotic. In the emerging confederate army counts with the function you last pursued in the federal army, and that is to the treasurer. To my surprise, but it is promoted to the rank of colonel of infantry.

In the first great battle of the civil war for Manassasu already in command of the 3. virginskému regiment as a brigadier general. After the victory of the rebels in this encounter Longstreet gradually elevates and builds an increasingly important position in navigating the college C.With.And. Creates a closed association with the generals P. T. Beauregardem and Joseph Johnstonem as a sort of opposition against the government in Richmond and its way of waging war. During the McClellanovy peninsular offensive into Virginia in 1862, as major general played an important role in Williamsburgu in covering the retreat of Johnston to Richmond. When Robert E. Lee took over after the Johnstonovi command in Virginia and began to form the so-called Severovirginskou army, Longstreet stood by his side. Those two already together some of the things they experienced and they became friends. Lee was always open to the opinions of their subordinate commanders, but for his “old war horse” James had a special weakness. Longstreet got the command of the 1. ward became the second supreme commander of the army and temporarily quieted in their disputes with the political and military leadership.

Soon became among his soldiers and officers very popular. In the seven days battle and the second battle of Manassasu brilliantly showcased its ofenzívní capabilities, at Sharpsburgu and Fredericksburgu turn the masterful defense. Sometimes before Gettysburgskou campaigns in 1863, Longstreet begins again grumble and criticize how Leea, so the confederate government, and some of the commander. Develop a plan to facilitate obleženému Take, important opěrnému point of the Confederacy on the Mississippi and help Tennesseeské the army Braxtona Bragg for Chattanoogy. Severovirginská the army but could not afford to weaken its series of broadcasts reinforcements to the west. Lee knew this, and therefore assert its strategy, i.e. the invasion of the north. Wanted by the drive unit of the Union from the west to the defense of Washington, and also properly discuss fresh harvest yet the war on the territory of the enemy. Jižanští soldiers already had the whole month really nenajedli.

At the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with Leemu had the extraordinary opportunity to impose upon the enemy the battle that could decide the whole war. The sequence of other events but gradually changed initially advantageous position of Southerners in the massacre on both sides and formed the irish republican army defeat. Although Longstreet all the time tried Leea discouraged from ofenzivního leadership battle, Pickettův disastrous attack marked the end of all the hopes and retreat Severovirginské the army back to Virginia.

After the failure of the Gettysburg eternal nespokojenec Longstreet once again pulled out his arguments for the offensive on the western front. This time, he was heard, but in the meantime, his ore forecasts already partially filled. Vicksburg fell, Grant had the free space to the south and east, and Bragg had to retreat from the Chattanoogy to north Georgia.

Longstreet started off with two divisions, bypassed the Union-occupied Knoxville and in the morning 20. September stood on the left wing Tennesseeské Bragovy army. At the river Chickamauga occurred for this war unusual situation. Southerners had perhaps for the first time a significant numerical superiority over the federal units. Longstreetovy soldiers are immediately cast into the attack against the Rosencransset yankeeům. Success could mean a last chance for a turnaround in the course of the war. Around the eleventh hour to manage to break through the unionistickou line and into the resulting cracks start to roll one confederate division for the second. The center and right wing of the Union is falling apart and turning to escape. Remains the only Thomasův choir to stifle southern persecution. Losses for the eu are in the range of 16 000 men. Southerners have a loss even a little higher but against rozprášeným seveřanům have the upper hand.

During the siege of the federal forces in Chattanooga are after a few irresolute operations Longstreetovi men removed to Knoxville. It was also one of the factors why eventually the situation is reversed. Unionisté escape from the deep defense and with the help of Grant and Shermanových reinforcements forced Bragg to retreat. The attempt of the Confederation of the reversal in the west was finally thwarted. After a few núspěších Longstreet gives up the efforts for the conquest of the Knoxville and commands to move their troops to Blain's Cross Roads. Does not have enough siege cannon and ammunition, and in addition, it threaten the approaching reinforcements of the Union.

Although still loyal to the Confederation and the Leeovi, Longstreet to the end of the war again somewhat zatrpkl. He was severely wounded during the fighting in the trenches of “the Wilderness”. After the recovery, during the siege of Petersburg with its vintage cars operated on the north of the river James. When Lee heard about the negotiations with general Grant about the end of the fighting, Longstreet he supposedly said: “Go there general but if the terms are too onerous, come back and we will fight to the end”. Grant was against the expectations of a magnanimous and two days later Severovirginská army passed the weapons.

After the war, Longstreet even with a Grant struck up a friendship and gave in to the republicans. When Grant became president, he appointed Longstreeta envoy in Turkey (). After the return of the still served in several public positions. Dying in the year 1904 in Gainsville, Georgia as the last of the great commanders of the CSA.

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Pamatnik generala Longstreeta in the Gettysburg (PA)
author: Gary Casteel.