Saturday, June 29, 2013

November 6, 1862---Lee promotes Jackson and Longstreet



NOVEMBER 6, 1862:         

General Robert E. Lee promotes Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet to the rank of Lieutenant General. Lee also reorganizes his Command. The Army of Northern Virginia is organized into two Corps—the I Corps (Longstreet) and the II Corps (Jackson).


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