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        2. JAMES LONGSTREET: The Iconic Biography of a Legendary American Civil War Publication date.
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        4. It was the most remarkable political about-face in American history.
        5. James Longstreet (January 8, – January 2, ) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and was the principal subordinate to General.

          6. Early Years

          James Longstreet was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, on January 8, 1821, while his mother was visiting his mother-in-law. He was the fifth child and third son of James and Mary Ann Dent Longstreet.

          Longstreet’s parents owned a cotton plantation in northeast Georgia. When Longstreet was a boy, his father nicknamed him “Pete.” After Longstreet’s father died in 1833, his mother moved the family to Alabama.

          Longstreet spent some of his youth living with his uncle’s family in Augusta, Georgia, where he attended the prestigious Richmond County Academy.

          United States Military Academy Cadet

          In 1838, Longstreet received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, where he was not an outstanding student, graduating 54th out of 56 cadets in his class in 1842.

          Other notable members of his class who went on to serve in the Civil War were Abner Doubleday, Daniel Harvey Hill, Lafayette McLaws, John Pope, William S. Rosecra