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Events
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Graduates from Military Academy
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Mexican-American War
Severed as a General -
James Longstreet marries Maria Louisa Garland
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James Longstreet rises to the rank of major in the U.S. Army
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James Longstreet resigns his commission in the U.S. Army and enters Confederate service as a brigadier general
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Battle of Bull Run
Served as a major General -
James Longstreet is promoted to major general
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle of Chickamauga
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James Longstreet returns to service as commander of the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virgini