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After the war, he continued to serve in the military, until resigning his commission in June of 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was commissioned as a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, commanding troops at engagements such as First Manassas. He was promoted to Major General, in 1861, fighting at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.<ref>[http://www.longstreetchronicles.org/fredlist.htm Fredericksburg to Chancellorsville Documents List]</ref> He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1862, becoming second in command to [[Robert E. Lee]], commanding over half of Lee's army. Longstreet participated in the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], and the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He was wounded by friendly fire in the Battle of the Wilderness. After recovering, he participated in the defense of Richmond, Petersburg, and was at Appomattox for Lee's surrender.
After the war, he continued to serve in the military, until resigning his commission in June of 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was commissioned as a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, commanding troops at engagements such as First Manassas. He was promoted to Major General, in 1861, fighting at Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days, Second Manassas, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.<ref>[http://www.longstreetchronicles.org/fredlist.htm Fredericksburg to Chancellorsville Documents List]</ref> He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1862, becoming second in command to [[Robert E. Lee]], commanding over half of Lee's army. Longstreet participated in the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], and the Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He was wounded by friendly fire in the Battle of the Wilderness. After recovering, he participated in the defense of Richmond, Petersburg, and was at Appomattox for Lee's surrender.
After the war, he moved to New Orleans, [[Louisiana]]. During [[Reconstruction]], he wrote “let us accept the terms as we are in duty bound to do.” Longstreet became a supporter of the [[Republican Party]] in 1868. He was appointed by [[POTUS|President]] [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] to ambassador to [[Turkey]] in 1880. President [[James A. Garfield]] appointed him as a [[U.S. Marshall]] in [[Georgia]].
After the war, he moved to New Orleans, [[Louisiana]]. During [[Reconstruction]], he wrote “let us accept the terms as we are in duty bound to do.” Longstreet became a supporter of the [[Republican Party]] in 1868. He was appointed by [[POTUS|President]] [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] to ambassador to [[Turkey]] in 1880. President [[James A. Garfield]] appointed him as a [[U.S. Marshall]] in [[Georgia]]. Many of his fellow Confederates saw Longstreet's support of the Republican Party as treason against the Southern cause, labelling him a "scalawag." Due to this treason, Longstreet became a common scapegoat in the developing Lost Cause tradition, especially for his role at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], which tradition began to held was lost due to Longstreet and other generals improperly implementing Lee's plan.
Ironically, Longstreet's cousin, Julia Dent, was the wife of Union General [[Ulysses S. Grant]].
Ironically, Longstreet's cousin, Julia Dent, was the wife of Union General [[Ulysses S. Grant]].