Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-01-14

WIG. Ua., JanuaTy z. IJu1.
Gen. Longstreet was buried at
GAINESVILLE, Ga, Right Reverend Ben
jamin ]. Kelley, Catholic Bishop of
Savannah. who was soldier under
Long sfsst, nducting 16e services.
His Long and Distinguished Ca
reer.
Gen. James Longstreet spent his
life's peaceful evening at MOunt
Airy. Ga.
At the close of the Civil War phys
icians warned General Lougstreet
he should be thankful to live eight
years. All of the men who made the
prediction crossed ''the Great Di-
vide" more than % years ago. and
General LOngstreet saw the light of
a new century.
The last year of his life he suffered
greatly from an epithelioma involv-
ing his right eye. Always lover
of horseback riding, the deprivation
OF that sport was perhaps his great
est loss.
He also grew very deaf and used
an ear trumpet.
General Longstreet was born in
South Carolina January 8, 1921. He
removed at an early age with his pa
rents to Alabama, from which State
he was appointed to the United
States Military Academy, at West
Point, in 1888. He graduated in
1872, entering the army as lieuten-
ant of infantry, and after flew years
OF routine life in garrison and on the
frontier in the Southwest the threat
ened troubles with Mexico called
him into more active service.
From the occupation of Texas he
was engaged in all the principal bat
ties OF the Mexican War up TO the
storming of Chapultepec, where, in
the assault upon the castle he re-
ceived severe wounds. For Contre-
ras and Cherubusco he was breve,-
ed captain. and major at Molino del
Rey. As adjutant of his regiment
he served mostly on duty at frontier
posts in Texas from 1S47 to 1852,
when he was appointed captain, but
remaining in Texas until transferred
to the staff in 1857 as paymaster,
with the rank of major.
In June, 1861, Captain Longstreet
resigned to join the Confederate
Army and commanded a brigade at
Bull Run the following month; pro-
noted to be ma major-generali in 1862, he
thereafter bore q most conspicuous
part and rendered valuable services
to the Confederate cause.
In command of the rear guard of
the army falling back from York
town, he had pressed through Will
liamsburg May 5, 1862, when he was
called back to oppose the hastily ad-
vancing Union forces, battle last
ing nearly nine hours resulting, thus
allowing the escape of the main army
to Richmond, he himself following
rapidly under cover of night.
At Seven Pines he directed the
main attack, and in the subsequent
fighting at Gaines Mill, Frazier's
Farm, Malvern Hill and other famous
battles his division fought bravely,
losing half it's men in killed and
wounded.
At the second battle of Bull Run
General Longstreet skilfully made
the passage of Thoroughfare Gap,
and on the second day held the right
of the line and contributed largely
TO the success of the day.
At Antietam he commanded the
right wing. At Fredericksburg
General Longstreet commanded the
left wing, where the assault was so
fatal to the Federal army. After
the latter battle he was temporarily
detached with three divisions of his
corps TO operate below the James,
and in April he attacked General
Peck at Suffolk, Va, which place he
invested until recalled by General
Lee after the battle of Chancellors-
willie.
In the organization OF the army
with which 1t was designed to in
wade the North, Longstreet was as
signed to the command of one of its
three corps, with the rank of lieu
tenant-general, and in the ensuing
battle OF Gettysburg commanded the
right of the line during the second
and third days of that terrible fight.
General Longstreet conduct at
Gettysburg has been the subject of
much controversy, which will prob
ably continue as long as the Civil
War is discussed.