Editing James Longstreet (section)

===Family tragedy===
On January 10, 1862, Longstreet traveled under orders from Johnston to Richmond, where he discussed with Davis the creation of a conscription program. He spent much of the intervening time with Louise and their children, and was back at army headquarters in [[Centreville, Virginia|Centreville]] by January 20. A day or two later, he received a telegram informing him that all four of his children were extremely sick in an outbreak of [[scarlet fever]]. Longstreet immediately returned to the city.{{sfn|Wert|1993|pp=96–97}}

Longstreet arrived in Richmond before the death of his one-year-old daughter Mary Anne on January 25. Four-year-old James died the following day. Eleven-year-old Augustus Baldwin ("Gus") died on February 1. His 13-year-old son Garland remained ill but appeared to be out of mortal danger. George Pickett and his future wife [[LaSalle Corbell Pickett|LaSalle Corbell]] were in the Longstreets' company throughout the affair. They arranged the funeral and burials, which for unknown reasons neither Longstreet nor his wife attended. Longstreet returned to the army on February 5. He rushed back to Richmond later in the month when Garland took a turn for the worse, but came back after he recovered. The losses were devastating for Longstreet and he became withdrawn, both personally and socially. In 1861, his headquarters were noted for parties, drinking, and poker games. After he returned, the headquarters social life became for a time more somber. He rarely drank, and his religious devotion increased.{{sfn|Tagg|1998|p=205}}{{sfn|Wert|1993|p=97}}