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She was the second wife of Confederate general James Longstreet. [3] She earned her nickname from being a champion of causes such as preservation of the environment and civil rights. She is also remembered for her work as a Confederate memorialist and postmistress.
Jan 7, 2017 · In late July 1897, Longstreet became smitten with Helen Dortch — his daughter's friend and 42 years his junior — whom he had met in Lithia Springs, Ga. Soon, the press caught wind of rumors that the well-known ladies' man might take another bride.
Jan 30, 2018 · Born at Fort Snelling in the Minnesota Territory in 1827, she was the daughter of Harriet and John Garland, a career U.S. Army soldier. On March 8, 1848, Maria Louisa, better known as Louise, married Longstreet, who had graduated 54th in a class of 56 cadets at West Point in 1842.
May 9, 2003 · Helen Dortch Longstreet, the second wife of General James Longstreet, is remembered for her unflagging work as a Confederate memorialist, Progressive reformer, and local librarian and postmistress. Born in Carnesville on April 20, 1863, Longstreet was the daughter of Mary Pulliam and James Speed Dortch. She was educated at Brenau College (later ...
1089: Helen Dortch Longstreet. Wife of Confederate General James Longstreet. Born: 20 April 1863, Carnesville, Georgia, United States of America. Died: 3 May 1962, Milledgeville, Georgia, United States of America. Helen and James married when she was thirty-four and he seventy-six.
Jul 19, 2016 · Helen Longstreet was actually 80 in 1943, having been born in Georgia in April 1863. She went to college with one of General Longstreet’s daughters, and married the General (whose first wife had died) in 1897; he was 76 and she 34.
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Helen Dortch Longstreet, the second wife of General James Longstreet, is remembered for her unflagging work as a Confederate memorialist, progressive reformer, and a librarian and postmistress.
