ASIN: B00X5502G4
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 42
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting and wounding of Stuart*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"He told me he never expected to live through the war, and that if we were conquered, that he did not want to live." – Major Andrew R. Venable, Stuart’s aideAlongside Robert E. Lee, no one epitomized the chivalry and heroism celebrated by the Lost Cause more than J.E.B. Stuart, the most famous cavalry officer of the Civil War. Stuart was equal parts great and grandiose while leading the cavalry for the Confederacy in Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Stuart was a throwback to the past, colorfully dressing with capes, sashes, and an ostrich plumed hat, while sporting cologne and a heavy beard, but he was also brilliant in conducting reconnaissance, and he proved capable of leading both cavalry and infantry at battles like ...
