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James Longstreet

James Longstreet was a career soldier who served as a lieutenant general in the Confederate States Army (CSA) during the U.S. Civil War. Longstreet grew up in Georgia and Alabama, graduated from the…

Hendley Stone BENNETT, Congress, MS (1807-1891)

BENNETT Hendley Stone , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., April 7, 1807; attended the public schools in West Point, Miss.; studied law; was…

Rice Alexander PIERCE, Congress, TN (1848-1936)

PIERCE Rice Alexander , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn., July 3, 1848; attended the common schools in Tennessee; during the Civil War served in the…

Samuel Jameson GHOLSON, Congress, MS (1808-1883)

GHOLSON Samuel Jameson , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., May 19, 1808; moved with his father to Franklin County, Ala., in 1817; attended the common…

William Huggins BRAWLEY, Congress, SC (1841-1916)

BRAWLEY William Huggins , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Chester, Chester County, S.C., May 13, 1841; attended the common schools, and was graduated from South Carolina College at…