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Memorial park. Ill be with you for lectures. And the topic today is going to be on general James Longstreet at couple of timappomattox. May 6, 1864. On october 7, he reports back to richmond and writes a letter to lee suggesting hes ready to come back for active duty but that at least with the army in northern major, lee might want a more vigorous person to take charge. Hell never recover the use of his right arm at this point because of the bullet exiting through his throat, he cant speak above a whisperer. He orders longstreet to return and resume command of the first corps of the army of northern virginia. And the confederate defenses north of the james river. So longstreet has everything from bermuda up through the north. By march 29th, it was going on since june 18th, 1864. And lees lines run about 37 miles. His last railing to the south, the southside railroad, is going to be controlled by
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