“General, 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 any one, what soldiers can do. It is my opinion that no fifteen thousand men ever arrayed for battle can take that position.”

About James Longstreet

Military General • American

James Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War, principally serving as a corps commander under General Robert E. Lee. Often called "Lee's Old War Horse," he was known for his...