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Longstreet is remembered through numerous places that bear his name in and around [[Gainesville, Georgia]], including Longstreet Bridge, a portion of [[U.S. Route 129]] that crosses the [[Chattahoochee River]] (later dammed to form [[Lake Sidney Lanier]]), the local Longstreet Chapter of the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]],<ref>[http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/meta/html/dlg/vang/meta_dlg_vang_hal281.html?Welcome ''Digital Library of Georgia'']</ref> and the James "Warhorse" Longstreet chapter of the non-profit WarFighters Motorcycle Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WFMCWARHORSE/|title=WarFighters MC, Warhorse Chapter|last=|first=|date=1/16/2017|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-08-31}}</ref>.
In 1998, one of the last monuments erected at [[Gettysburg Battlefield|Gettysburg National Military Park]] was dedicated as a belated tribute to Longstreet, an equestrian statue by sculptor Gary Casteel. He is shown riding on a depiction of his favorite horse, Hero, at ground level in a grove of trees in Pitzer Woods, unlike most generals, who are elevated on tall bases overlooking the battlefield.<ref>[http://www.elohi.com/photo/longstreet/ Dedication of the James Longstreet Memorial at Gettysburg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311123351/http://www.elohi.com/photo/longstreet/ |date=2007-03-11 }}</ref>
The Longstreet Society is an organization and museum in Gainesville, dedicated to the celebration and study of his life and career.<ref>[http://www.longstreetsociety.org/Who_We_Are.php ''The Longstreet Society: Who We Are'']</ref>
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==In popular culture==
Longstreet plays a prominent role in Michael Shaara's [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novel ''The Killer Angels'' and in the film ''Gettysburg.'' In the [[prequel]], ''[[Gods and Generals (film)|Gods and Generals]]'' (2003), he is portrayed by [[Bruce Boxleitner]]. Longstreet was played by Brian Amidei onstage in the world premiere of ''The Killer Angels'' at the [[Lifeline Theatre]] in Chicago.<ref>[http://www.performink.com/Archives/reviewroundup/2004/3-19ReviewRoundup.htm Review summaries of ''The Killer Angels''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111171607/http://www.performink.com/Archives/reviewroundup/2004/3-19ReviewRoundup.htm |date=2007-11-11 }}.</ref>
Longstreet is a character in a number of prominent [[alternate history (fiction)|alternate history]] [[novels]]: [[Robert Skimin]]'s ''[[Gray Victory]]'' (1988), [[Robert Conroy]]'s [[1901 (novel)|''1901'']] (1995), and [[Harry Turtledove]]'s [[Southern Victory Series]]: Volume 1: ''[[How Few Remain]]'' (1997). He is also a character in the alternate history novels by [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[William Forstchen]] ''[[Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War]]'' (2003), ''[[Grant Comes East]]'' (2004), and ''[[Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory]]'' (2005).
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