Longstreet The General's Grandchildren...

[GELongstreet]

As we are at his children already we can say that the service didn´t end there. Two of his grandkids, the sons of Maria Louisa Longstreet, did their duty in the next century as well (pictures from findagrave).

James Longstreet Whelchel graduated from West Point in 1918 and was promptly sent to France (though I´m not sure if he arrived in time). He also participated in World War II; serving in the coastal artillery and receiving the Legion of Merit. I have no more details about his service in either of the wars. Later he was a quartermaster. His final rank was Colonel.

 

[GELongstreet]

His younger brother David Lee Whelchel graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1930. During WW II he commanded the submarine USS Steelhead in the Pacific, earning a Silver Star, and then several submarine divisions. After the war he commanded the cruiser USS Newport News and afterwards served in the Pentagon. His final rank was Rear Admiral.

I found no actual photos (beside a young 5-pixel James L. Whelchel on geni.com) which I find a little strange ... aren´t there usually official pictures of flag officers? Anybody knows how a modern-day admiral could be missing?

 

[Cavalry Charger]

What a remarkable legacy! I'm sure their Grandfather would be proud

 

[War Horse]

I've actually been working on the Generals genealogy, but working it backwards. How interesting. Thank you for posting.

 

[War Horse]

Here are my findings of Longstreets ancestry so far.

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Here are my findings of Longstreets ancestry so far.

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That's a great effort! One name stands out in the crowd there though, even for the times...Deliverance Coward!

 

[War Horse]

That's a great effort! One name stands out in the crowd there though, even for the times...Deliverance Coward!

I can only imagine. He was probably the toughest Longstreet of all. He had to be.

 

[War Horse]

That's a great effort! One name stands out in the crowd there though, even for the times...Deliverance Coward!

Did you notice the name Dent? I've often read that supposedly James introduced to his cousin Julia Dent to Ulysses S. Grant . There is no doubt James and Julia were related and Grant and Longstreet were related by marriage in distance. Argue that @Rebforever

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Did you notice the name Dent? I've often read that supposedly James introduced to his cousin Julia Dent to Ulysses S. Grant . There is no doubt James and Julia were related and Grant and Longstreet were related by marriage in distance. Argue that @Rebforever

Julia Dent Grant was James Longstreet's fourth cousin, and Longstreet was a groomsman at their wedding! I posted this info in the thread "I didn't know that...interesting facts and quipets" It was Julia's brother, also at West Point, that introduced her to Grant, I think

 

[War Horse]

Julia Dent Grant was James Longstreet's fourth cousin, and Longstreet was a groomsman at their wedding! I posted this info in the thread "I didn't know that...interesting facts and quipets" It was Julia's brother, also at West Point, that introduced her to Grant, I think

Not according to Wert. I'll look it up later. As I recall James took Grant to the Dent household and introduced the two. I could be wrong but I doubt it

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Not according to Wert. I'll look it up later. As I recall James took Grant to the Dent household and introduced the two. I could be wrong but I doubt it

I bow to your superior knowledge, Sir. Either way, it was the beginning of a great love story

 

[War Horse]

I bow to your superior knowledge, Sir. Either way, it was the beginning of a great love story

Never say superior. I live in SC remember. The records are here. Thank you for your blind confidence in me.

 

[GELongstreet]

... It was Julia's brother, also at West Point, that introduced her to Grant, I think

Frederick T. Dent, roommate (and cousin) of Longstreet and classmate of Grant. Longstreet and Grant visited the Dent family home that was just around the corner in Missouri where they were stationed; Dent himself being stationed in the Indian Territory but often comming home. I´f I read correctly Fred Dent had spoken to both (Grant and Julia) about each other while they were still at the academy.

 

[Cavalry Charger]

Never say superior. I live in SC remember. The records are here. Thank you for your blind confidence in me.

You're closer to the facts than I am...that's makes you superior in my eyes

 

[J. D. Stevens]

The family tree shows James Longstreet's maternal grandfather was Alexander Howard Magruder. Could this make James a relation of "Prince John" Magruder?

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

This is like John C. Breckinridge. His grandson, James Carson Breckinridge, was a lieutenant general in the Marine Corps, having served in the Spanish-American War, the Philippines, Nicaragua, the Mexican Punitive Expedition and then World War I. His grandson, named John Cabell Breckinridge, was a lieutenant in the USMC who was killed in action at the Chosen Reservoir during the Korean War. All are buried in the Breckinridge family plot in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, KY. Interestingly, John C.'s gravestone has only his name, the year he was born and the year he died. There is no mention of his having been vice president of the United States, a Confederate general, or Confederate Secretary of War.

 

[KansasFreestater]

Here are my findings of Longstreets ancestry so far.

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Love all those good old Dutch names! Van Lieuwen, Van Pelt, Van Tuyl, and of course Langestraet!

In the second photo, I also notice a "Trueman" at the bottom. Wonder if this later got changed to Truman, and if Old Pete and "Give 'em he** Harry" would be distant, distant cousins.

 

[Kip124thNY]

I did not know that James Longstreet's family came from the central New Jersey area. The names Van Pelt and Woolley I recognize. I knew people by those names and I wonder if they were related to the General? Thanks for posting.

 

[WJC]

Did you notice the name Dent? I've often read that supposedly James introduced to his cousin Julia Dent to Ulysses S. Grant . There is no doubt James and Julia were related and Grant and Longstreet were related by marriage in distance. Argue that @Rebforever

Longstreet, indeed, introduced his friend Grant to his fourth cousin, Julia Dent, while both men were serving at Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, MO.
As he later described it, "Ulysses S. Grant joined the Fourth Regiment as brevet lieutenant, and I had the pleasure to ride with him on our first visit to Mr. Frederick Dent's home, a few miles from the garrison, where we first met Miss Julia Dent, the charming woman who, five years later, became Mrs. Grant." <James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of The Civil War in America. (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896), p. 18.>
Longstreet attended the Grant wedding on August 22, 1848 in St. Louis. Although some claim Longstreet was Best Man or a Groomsman, neither man mentioned it in their later writings.

 

[DixieRifles]

I can only imagine. He was probably the toughest Longstreet of all. He had to be.

Deliverance Coward is a female in the chart.