Augustus Baldwin Longstreet Quotes


Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not attempt it.


Citations

Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin. "The Fight." Georgia Scenes, Characters, Incidents, &c., in the First Half Century of the Republic. Harper & Brothers, 1840, p. 64.

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Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
  • Born: September 22, 1790
  • Died: July 9, 1870
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Lawyer, Minister, Educator, Humorist

Augustus Baldwin Longstreet was an American lawyer, minister, educator, and humorist, known for his book Georgia Scenes. He was the uncle of the senior Confederate General James Longstreet.