Hall Tales, episode 10: Hall County, the Civil War and Gen. James Longstreet - Gainesville Times

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Hall Tales, episode 10: Hall County, the Civil War and Gen. James Longstreet

A Statue of General James Longstreet is located at the site of his home 992 Longstreet Circle in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

Longstreet Statue 3.jpg — A Statue of General James Longstreet is located at the site of his home 992 Longstreet Circle in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

What role did Hall County play in the Civil War? Did people in North Georgia even support secession? And how did the famed Confederate Gen. James Longstreet come to settle in Gainesville?