
“I have been a soldier all my life. I have been with soldiers engaged
in fights by couples, by squads, companies, regiments, divisions, and
armies, and should know as well as anyone what soldiers can do.” -James
Longstreet to Robert E. Lee
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James Longstreet
1821–1904
CSA
A West Point military graduate, Longstreet preferred defensive fighting
over offensive. His troops called him “Old Pete.”
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