Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization). North Carolina Division. Longstreet Memorial Fund

The Longstreet Memorial Fund was established in June 1991 by the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to erect a monument to the memory of Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Confederate States of America. The fund's committee worked with artist Gary Casteel and members of the National Park Service to establish such a monument in Pitzer Woods, Gettysburg National Military Park.

From the description of Longstreet Memorial Fund records, 1991-1999. WorldCat record id: 137239323

The Longstreet Memorial Fund was established in June 1991 by the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to erect a monument to the memory of Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Confederate States of America. The committee met for the first time in July 1991 and decided that, among all the proposed sites, the Gettysburg National Military Park would be most appropriate for a monument dedicated to General Longstreet.

A meeting with Gettysburg National Military Park officials was scheduled for January 1992, at which time the National Park Service granted permission to begin the process of erecting a statue in Pitzer Woods, located on West Confederate Avenue, where Longstreet directed his activities on 2 and 3 July 1863.

Gary Casteel designed Longstreet's equestrian monument, which was unveiled in a two day ceremony held on 2 and 3 July 1997.

From the guide to the Longstreet Memorial Fund Records, 1991-1999, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)