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Who was Longstreet's first wife?

  • Helen Dortch

  • Marie Mott

  • Louise Garland

  • Sarah Knox

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Louise Garland was the first wife of James Longstreet, a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War. She was the daughter of a wealthy planter from South Carolina and married Longstreet in 1848. Unfortunately, their marriage was short-lived, as Louise passed away from tuberculosis in 1857, leaving Longstreet deeply saddened and grieving.
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