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Gainesville: Longstreet Society set to celebrate its 25th anniversary

By AccessWDUN Staff
Posted 10:00AM on Saturday 4th May 2019 ( 5 years ago )

The Longstreet Society will celebrate its 25th anniversary during its annual Bivouac & Picnic Lunch on Saturday, May 11. 

The public is invited to "sit and enjoy" period music, visit with Civil War re-enactors and stay for a hotdog lunch at noon, which will include a birthday cake.

The Piedmont Hotel, which was owned by Confederate Gen. James Longstreet, who lived in Gainesville after the Civil War,  will be open for tours as will the Longstreet Society's Civil War museum.

The day's events will be held 10:00-4:00, rain or shine.

To learn more:  770.539.9005 or www.longstreet.org

The Longstreet Society was formed in 1994 to honor the life of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, CSA.   Longstreet was second in command to General Robert E. Lee.

 

Kids making beards during a Longstreet event. (Undated file photo courtesy the Longstreet Society)

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