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Civil War figures portrayed at Longstreet Societys bivouac

Civil War re-enactors chat Saturday outside the historic Piedmont Hotel. The Longstreet Society held its annual bivouac, featuring music, lunch, games and tours of the hotel once owned by Gen. James Longstreet. Pictured are, from left, Raymond E. Loggins as Gen. Robert E. Lee, Ron Perrin as Gen. U.S. Grant and Charlie Weik as Longstreet.

0428longstreet1 — Civil War re-enactors chat Saturday outside the historic Piedmont Hotel. The Longstreet Society held its annual bivouac, featuring music, lunch, games and tours of the hotel once owned by Gen. James Longstreet. Pictured are, from left, Raymond E. Loggins as Gen. Robert E. Lee, Ron Perrin as Gen. U.S. Grant and Charlie Weik as Longstreet.

Bearded, uniformed and sharp on details of the general’s life, Charlie Weik bore an uncanny resemblance to James Longstreet, the civil war general eponymous with Gainesville history. “You asked me earlier how do I want to portray Gen. Longstreet? I want people to know the truth about James Longstreet,” Weik said.