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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01404.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | James Longstreet to John G. Walker reflecting on the Civil War |
| Date | 25 May 1866 |
| Author | Longstreet, James (1821-1904) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Longstreet a former major general in the Confederate Army reflects on the Civil War: "Can't you settle down without war? I am somewhat changed in my ideas about war since I have been forced to change by profession. I think now that war is great folly." Also discusses business, family, and reconstruction politics. Walker was also a former major general in the Confederate Army. Written in pencil of stationary of the Southern & Western Life & Accident Insurance Company, of which Longstreet was president. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Reconstruction Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Finance Children and Family Politics |
| People | Longstreet, James (1821-1904) Walker, John George (1822-1893) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |