Longstreet earns several brevets in the Mexican War and is wounded assaulting Chapultepec
Major General Mansfield Lovell, blamed for loss of New Orleans (4/62) and relieved
Major General Fitzhugh Lee (nephew) was a successful cavalry leader under Stuart
Major General John B. Magruder, storms Chapultepec before field service with CSA
Longstreet famously opposes Lee’s offensive tactics at Gettysburg on July 2-3
Longstreet wins Lee’s respect in the Seven Days Campaign, while commanding half the army
Longstreet is wounded in the Wilderness but recovers to end with Lee at Appomattox
Brigadier General Joseph Lewis, eventual commander of famed Ky. “Orphan’s Brigade”
Major General William W. Loring, in the west from Vicksburg through Atlanta
Fitzhugh Lee
Lee was recognized as the hero at Champion’s Hill and suffered three wounds in the war
Brig General Armistead Long, Lee’s military secretary then 1864 Overland artillery command
Photography Book
Confederate Military - Civil War - South
Longstreet's 1st Corps and Jackson's .2nd win victories at II Bull Run and Fredericksburg
Longstreet’s role grows after Jackson is killed at Chancellorsville
Lee lived to 1905 and served as a Major General in the ’89 Spanish-American War
Lt. General Steven D Lee (no relation) won fame in both eastern and western battles
Commander John Maffitt, naval aide to Lee and famed blockade runner throughout the war
Longstreet is sent west to shore up the theater and wins a major battle at Chickamauga
Libby Prison in Richmond, Va.
Lt. General James Longstreet, whom Lee called “ my Old Warhorse”
William Loring lost arm in Mexican War
Mansfield Lovell
“Prince John” Magruder is best known for his delaying campaign vs. McClellan at Yorktown
Longstreet’s military genius lies in recognizing that “defensive warfare” is key to CSA survival