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Who commanded the I Corps that included Pickett's division in December 1862?

  • Robert E. Lee

  • Stonewall Jackson

  • James Longstreet

  • JEB Stuart

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James Longstreet was a Confederate general who commanded the I Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia in December 1862. The I Corps included Pickett's division, which was responsible for the infamous charge at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Longstreet was a talented and experienced general, but he was often at odds with Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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