The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03
End Due to an Acute Attack o'fSs
Pneumonia Of Short. n:
s Duration. !.
HIS HEALTH GOOD
UNTIL WEDNESDAY,
General Longstreet Was Last
Surviving Lieutenant General III
4 Of the onfederacy, With s5,a
the Exception Of General
Gordon Sketch Of His
Distinguished Career. 855t
Special to The y Ii, es-Dispatcll.l


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1 GAINESVILLE. GA, jan 2.----G eneralj
James Longstreet. the War Horse sof the Il
Confede racy,''# died suddenly at his hons
here about o'clock to-nigh a few days
ago he contracted a cold, which DEVELOPED Li NJ
into pneumonia. Ills sudden end was ss.i
great surprise to his family, as only yes-5
terday5 he was discussing impro vements to-
be made on his farm near the city, and
talked as though he had every hope .of@,
life for some time yet. b ID n j "a s85
.55At the time OF hisR death his wife, who
was a Miss Ellen Dortch;f NJ his only daugl>-t$
ter, Mrs. j. Estin Whelchel.5 and his sons.
John G. and f. Randolph Lon street.
were with him. @ Bs SI ts5 IL y Fs ,ss
Gush Of Blood. y 8E;;$
The General raised 5on his bed " a id tal:as
great gush;o OF blood came from his mouth,
and through the old wound which r fe,a
received ac the hands Of his own men "A
through mistake at the battle OF the wis
derness, and he fell ba ck.5 lapstng intos
INCONSISTENCIES. s E. { Il. n, ( tS, x Fl
General Longstreet returned to- his hons n
here two weeks go from, Chicago, here
he went for treatment for scanGe r OF the
eye Il The nffected member \ was gtreat edS
with Rays M and his general 8cond! ttQl1,8
seemed to be sitter than for years M,
III Genera L Longstreet was: first NAL Etos
a daughter Of g neral y hnSa q agland .SIs
United States ar She a died sss
years ago. RI
Esi rive ohildren survive the union, ia me-
sly:S ohm 9. r. Lee ames nd SRa1Is NJ.
dolph gi Longs treet, at d.. only # aug htei.ssa
Mrs.. Estin helch
resident Of Washington, D. NJ aEnes'5.
who is d plain in the Thirteenth ga XVII
fnc %
Vice In the Philippines were the o1llySs
children not with the General at the Tins. "
OF his death. 55sl Il
Genera / Longstrect also lla S two sisters Il
living at Macon, Miss So Mrs. * becc ss
Ames and Mrs. Mariah DisMliks ~ i s.
General Longstreet was married to Miss So II
Ellen Dortch. former assistant Sta to H.
hrarian. No issue resulted from his Sec
ond marriage. ~,
since his appointment by President Me-
ISinleyE as United States railroad scomHlsTe
sioner in 1855, General and Mrs Lons
street for the most part resided IN w as' il
ington, D. @. t3s ~
Sketch Of His Life. h.
u N his later years General Long street,
!, az ti I,,' resembled Emperor William WI
OF Germany Ills figure. though some a.
What stopped, was still imposing. sS ~ iy
f1ne. strong face was well bronzed.p " MS x
forehead was high and his hair and " MS 81
ksrs snow white and flowing he arod 1t. III
horseback until within a few years o. MS &,
death. and l,s was always q masnl1lcenS
figure In the saddle. Because ne was was vi
50 large and heavy no Always had sa to-
have powerful horses to carry him, ana
hn had swinging sea t, as most heavyjlf
men have. f 81 s f3i5 e w 4 slIs,Tsl5 S
He was (enga ged in thirty-two phi chesda
la tiles known and noted In history. be-
sides many ,skirmishes and ne fousht "A
through two wars. In The Mexican wal WAY
Ii, took a hand In every battle. exceptin
that OF Buena Vista, and had the salts
faction Of victory at It's close. He was was al
on the Confederate side during the civil N
contest, and must have taken defe sat
very much to heart, but accepted the Gre.a5
verses OF war with philosophy and turn II
to the arts of peace as one Or the val
quisllad without a murmur. IL 4. was wa = ~
twice severely wounded tho first hurt. 8
beng received at Chepultepec, where ~
bullet passed through his thigh, and the
second at tho Wilderness, where bullet
passed through his right breast. From III
tile first he recovered entirely. = he efg.sES
feet OF the second remained until his hi
death, and had the effect Of partially 4
disabling one of his arms. Aside from " "
this inflrmty his health continued ] res I:
murkably good till some time In 1901
Favorite With His Men.
He was q great idSoEite Will i''S lt1S'sss IS
and this Is evidenced by the fact that ne az
was known throughout the Con taderate n
army affectionately as "Old Pete. Hs y
was considered by many the hardest Z
fighter In the Southern army, and MS a
troops had the greatest confidence In his
ABILITY on many occasions It IS recordsd
that a general feeling Of distrust and
fear was Instantly changed to one OF y
confidence aud hope by the passing along AZ
tho line OF the magic words, "Oil Pete lis III
mn" He was a man OF great presence as
OF mind and 1t Is stated that he never, t5
seemed Hurried even In the heat OF bat
Ito and he gave his orders with the most "
husiness-like calmness and precision. s@
He was model husband. and MS
greatest sorrow was caused by the deaf
of his WIFE which occurred IN lsalo. MI
Sketch of His Life. n
James I.ongstreet was born In Edgefisl
District, South Carolina, January 9. ISL,
Ten years later he removed with his
mother to Alabama, and from that stav ~
was appointed to the United States Ill' IA
itary Academy. He was graduated from VI
INT institution In 1912, and was at once II
assigned to the Fourth Infantry. Ills e,
first service was at Jefferson BarTacks.]A
Missouri, where he remained until 1851, y
Ua wns next assigned TO Natchi2och es.
Ia and remained there until some time
n 1s45. In 1856 he was detailed 70 90 NJ
ANY during the military occupa ton OF n
M ,raxas During the Mexican War he ftK n
I'D in The battles of Palo Alto. ResacafSS
a. Ia palma, Monterey. the siege OF Vera
Grnz Cerro Gordo, San Antonio Chsrus I'll
hnsco and alolino del RAy, He displayed
especial hs@ssrs ~ Aa tEa later patslsss L