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Helen Dortch Longstreet (née, Dortch; April 20, 1863 – May 3, 1962), known as the "Fighting Lady", was an American social advocate, librarian, and newspaper woman serving as reporter, editor, publisher, and business manager.
9 de may. de 2003 · Helen Dortch Longstreet, the second wife of General James Longstreet, is remembered for her unflagging work as a Confederate memorialist, progressive reformer, and a librarian and postmistress. She is also known for her unsuccessful efforts to prevent the damming of Tallulah Falls in northeast Georgia.
Helen Dortch was born in Carnesville, Georgia, and attended Georgia Baptist Female Seminary (now Brenau College) and the Notre Dame Convent in Maryland. Having met Longstreet through her roommate, she married him on September 8, 1897, when she was just 34 and he was 76. She was widowed in 1904. Prior to marrying Longstreet, she was the first ...
1089: Helen Dortch Longstreet. Wife of Confederate General James Longstreet. Born: 20 April 1863, Carnesville, Georgia, United States of America. Died: 3 May 1962, Milledgeville, Georgia, United States of America. Helen and James married when she was thirty-four and he seventy-six.
19 de jul. de 2016 · Her name: Mrs. Helen Dortch Longstreet, the second wife of Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet. Helen Longstreet was actually 80 in 1943, having been born in Georgia in April 1863. She went to college with one of General Longstreet’s daughters, and married the General (whose first wife had died) in 1897; he was 76 and she 34.
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Married to a Confederate general, Helen Dortch Longstreet was a fighter in her own right. Helen became known as the "Fighting Lady," a champion of many causes, including environmental protection, civil rights and memorializing her late husband.
Helen Dortch Longstreet (1863-1962) was born on April 20, 1863 in Franklin County, Georgia, to James Speed Dortch (?-1891) and Mary Pulliam (?-1927). She was an editor for local newspapers, including the Carnesville Tribune and the Milledgeville Chronicle. She attended the Notre Dame Convent in Baltimore, Maryland.
