William Longstreet (c.1760 in New Jersey – 1814 in Georgia) was an inventor. He made a steamboat and improved the cotton gin. Born in Allentown, New Jersey...

James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was an American military officer who served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War...

Longstreet is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Augustus Baldwin Longstreet (1790–1870), American humorist, lawyer, college...

Helen Dortch Longstreet (née, Dortch; April 20, 1863 – May 3, 1962), known as the "Fighting Lady", was an American social advocate, librarian, and newspaper...

mentor. Longstreet was born in Augusta, Georgia, a son of the inventor William Longstreet. He graduated from Yale University in 1813, studied law in Litchfield...

would process short staple cotton, and Hodgen Holmes, Robert Watkins, William Longstreet, and John Murray had all been issued patents for improvements to the...

awaited the arrival of the wing of Lee's army commanded by Maj. Gen. James Longstreet. On August 28, 1862, Jackson attacked a Union column just east of Gainesville...

Kingdom. February 1 – Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patent a steamboat in the United States. October 14 – William Symington demonstrates a paddle steamer...

Confederate generals (all under the command of Lieutenant General James Longstreet) who led the assault. Also known as the Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge...

IX and the figurehead of Jacobitism. February 1 – Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patent a steamboat. February 6 – Massachusetts ratifies the United...