==================================== Name = James Longstreet (1105) Born = 8 Jan 1821 At = Edgefield District, SC Died = 2 Jan 1904 At = Gainesville, GA Buried = Gainesville, GA Father = James Longstreet (0026) Mother = Mary Anne Dent ----------------------------------- Married = Maria Louisa Garland Date = 8 Mar 1848 At = Episcopal Chapel, Lynchburg, VA Born = At = Fort Snelling, MN Died = At = Buried = Father = John Garland Mother = Iriquois ----------------------------------- Children = John Garland, 1848-1918 Augustus Baldwin, 1850-1862 William Dent, 1853-1854 Harriet Margaret, 1856-1856 James, 1857-1862 Mary Anne, 1860-1862 Robert Lee, 1863-1940 James, 1865-1922 FitzRandolph, 1869- Maria Louisa, 1872- ----------------------------------- Comment = Graduate US Military Academy at West Point, 1842. Met Louisa at Jefferson Barracks, MO, where her father was Commandant. Served in Mexican War, wounded at Chapultepec. Joined Confederacy as Major, promoted to Major General, then Lt. General. All of their children, but one, died of small pox within one week in 1862. Became outstanding leader, author, Minister to Turkey, US Railroad Commissioner, etc., etc. Operated hotel in Gainesville, GA, famous for his wine and fried chicken. Re-married late in life to Helen Dortch. Many novels and movies based on his life. His campaigns still studied at West Point. Links ----------------------------------- Source = Family & History |