New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-05
Ia!h with General LoMgstrecf,

iIc Washington correspondent of the
| Chicago Tribune interviewed General Long.
stree; in that c.:v :, few days ago, and this
! is what he writes:
met C"ncrai !.nng>t,rct few evenings
| age. ANA had good opportunity to deter
mine what Iannel %; man he is so far at
least. :,s h.. conversation and appearance
went. Long,ti.ct Is one OF the most per
ic". types o. IA p-oic >Si"nai soldier He Was
h".;l ii South Carolina, hut is of Georgia
extraction. and ne says that hia family
name IS German. IL. Is Il nephew of the
celebrated JuG.' i.Gng>;rcet, author OF the
'G:orria Scenes which. in their day. were
crnSI,yI"d {" be iii .niuHc contribution To
ou: ..:-iadica. literature.
L"ng|frt't Is :. man considerably above
the medium sis. "shy. but not fat, and his
facr II particularly OI ii hard. lean texture.
apparently lmii.atCi ny exposure 70 lonv
training. KS ..H'.:'a, - is soft AMIGA bic al
most modest and lie speaks in i quiet tone
"i v'i"". never :.-!u. above tct"-a-tete con
vt!sat."n. ana ~:l:'c not seeking to be
.lv;t III Ms description or narrative, there
il Il truthful. vel -j.rct. worldly present
m,nt .,t:cn.in. whatever he tells. lie
seem. to be .'Dot' iii',y-tiv" years of age.
bat Is probably ec.':a. years younger than
he looks. iiaI.ag suffered partial PARALYSIS
of his rIg.i: arr. ever since he was struck at
the battle Of The Wilderness. when "a musket
tai. took HIM fairly under the throat.
stunned him absolut ~ and traycr>inr l,:s
'i'S ctinc on. some" mere near his hip. He
"as 'aken from nus horse covered with
rco!. within 4 few rods of the place whore
Stonewall jackson had met his dea.h
wound the previous wear.
L"ng>treet HI. brown hair, somewhat
.ll!n"d III color. ana not very thick. and
gray muStachts ana wh>kers, cut like those
oi ;hc Hing of Prussia. liz, has a tine head ,
winch indicates Tho possession of executive
rather inan suggestive properties, however,
anu Il small d''ci'-ct eye of blue with short
"Triae!es, u long straight nose, and clearly
cut and prom;nHn; chin rather low cheek
ZONES ;''li an ear which has an extraordi-
nary tong i"hc. irichin. about an inch from
IN" "rlilc.' :" t.'n bottom. but W hicl is not
N''' III ounce respects. / very large ear. He
wears nt.'lu d;s''. amt his whole presence
ia" Il hanir:''s- >".,-pesSrssion and self
tc'N''' "Ach !, a"' Un.rcaucnt among
southern int'n y" odd me tha: he never
e. a '"t' ~ - - .;nti! last year.
i'"H-"'irei discusses with calmncsS and
good .;.!G!'.:, IA military ability of his
nid associates. ..:.,i i j. not palpible that
~. mas .'''' ''i: .! III" test and hcartiness
"!'.c:' iHl'i =" -'.'s,j.i-. II him as a member
''>' '..l'';' tie says nothing
"''.'.' !h'i"1tr- -, t"g!.t at the part he
COZ, ga. IN :!s.' contrary. seemed to have
!! 'i"r:ir eor' ~. :rn1uce. tor his military
~! -, ana ii''hiia''1'c curing the rebellion,
':t ~ ii'h ~ 'ri >.'.':- Joe Josllstons to be
~" MS n'iii.'r; l"l';t;!liom of the South.
ai!N ne spec ~ ~. the federal generals
".'h :tNi"c'. accounting even for Me
ir!.'ti! :,.:':rc IL the Peninsula. Iasked
MN II !, ""-" t.llc. rs mad been related.
that al Hestv-hurg he advised the turning
oi TIE Federal position on Cemetery RIDGE
ne >'ln yes: That "n the third dav he
proposed I" General Lcc'to extend his line
so d, I" cover the roads leading back to-
ward Mary land. and this would comncl .n
evacuation Of the Federal position. No"
replied Lee. 'the enemy is right there, and
We must fight him" ''
Longstreet says that he sat upon fence
anu watched with a deld glass Pickett's