Born: March 16, 1827
Birthplace: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Father: Colonel John Spotswood Garland 1793 – 1861
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Mother: Harriet Margaret Smith 1799 – 1860
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Husband: Lt. General James Longstreet Jr. 1821 – 1904
(Buried: Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Georgia)
Married: March 8, 1848 in Lynchburg, Virginia
Children:
John Garland Longstreet 1848 – 1918
(Buried: Alta Vista Cemetery Gainesville Georgia)
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet 1850 – 1862
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia)
William Dent Longstreet 1853 – 1854
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.)
James Longstreet 1857 – 1862
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia)
Mary Anne Longstreet 1860 – 1862
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Virginia)
Major Robert Lee Longstreet 1863 – 1940
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia)
Colonel James Longstreet 1865 – 1922
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Virginia)
Fitz Randolph Longstreet 1869 – 1951
(Buried: Alta Vista Cemetery Gainesville Georgia)
Maria Louise “Lulu” Longstreet Whelchel 1872 – 1957
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Washington D.C.)
Life Events:
1843: Met James Longstreet while he was at Jefferson Barracks
While recovering from Mexican War Longstreet visited her in Lynchburg
1849 – 1854: Lived in San Antonio Texas where her husband was stationed
1854: Wrote the Eulogy for her son William who died
Lived at Fort Bliss and Fort Leavenworth
1862: Lost her three youngest Children due to Scarlet Fever
1862: Stayed with her husband at Fredericksburg during the Winter
1865: Lived in Lynchburg after the Surrender at Appomattox VA.
1865 – 1875: Lived in New Orleans Louisiana would travel to Lynchburg anytime there was a yellow fever epidemic
1875 – 1889: Lived in Gainesville, Georgia
1889: Lost everything in her home due to fire
Died: December 29, 1889
Place of Death: Gainesville, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 62 years old
Burial Place: Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Georgia
Source: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/mrs-general-longstreet.156247/#post-2017139
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