Gettysburg – Augusta Public Library Local History and Genealogy https://genealogy.arcpls.org Georgia Heritage Room Blog Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:48:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 General Longstreet Article https://genealogy.arcpls.org/2012/07/23/general-longstreet-article/ Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:48:00 +0000 http://genealogy.ecgrl.org/?p=557 Continue reading →]]> In case you missed it, there is an article about Lt. General James “Pete” Longstreet in today’s Augusta Chronicle. He was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina, and raised in the Augusta area. He attended Richmond Academy before going to West Point.

After the Civil War, Longstreet was blamed for the loss at Gettysburg, something that Nick Hollis of the General Longstreet Recognition Project, believes is incorrect.

Read all about it here: http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-07-22/historian-seeks-secure-augusta-native-longstreet-rightful-place-confederate?v=1343000179

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