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Where did Longstreet suffer a Confederate defeat?

  • Atlanta

  • Knoxville

  • Charleston

  • Savannah

Answer

At Knoxville, Longstreet experienced a Confederate defeat. Union forces, led by Ambrose Burnside, successfully defended the city against Longstreet's siege in November 1863. Despite capturing Fort Sanders, a key Union stronghold, Longstreet's inability to break through the Union lines and his dwindling supplies forced him to retreat, marking a significant Union victory in the western theater of the American Civil War.
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