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Jun 12, 2006 · Sizing up the area for its defensive potential in the midmorning of May 11, Stuart determined to make a stand. He deployed Lomax’s brigade astride and east of the Telegraph Road and Wickham’s men farther to the north and west.
- Edward G. Longacre
JEB Stuart full name is James Ewell Brown Stuart. He was an officer of US Army from the state U.S "Virginia", later became Confederate States Army general.
Jul 25, 2023 · One of the most controversial aspects of the Gettysburg Campaign was General Jeb Stuart’s absence until late in the battle. Stuart had been surprised by the Union cavalry at Brandy Station, and his ego was hurt by the criticism he received in the southern newspapers.
Apr 4, 2013 · Stuart resigned his commission in May 1861 (he had been promoted to captain in April) and soon held the rank of colonel in the Confederate cavalry. His Confederate service may be sketched quickly. As colonel of the 1st Virginia Cavalry, he led a dramatic charge at the First Battle of Manassas.
Nov 7, 2017 · The seemingly unwarranted attacks on Jeb’s reputation shocked the Stuart family. From the moment he died, he had become the personification of the Southern ideal of noble sacrifice, a martyr to the cause of Southern independence.
Feb 6, 2013 · Stuart fought his final battle on the outskirts of Richmond on May 11, 1864. The Confederate cavalry was working feverishly to deny Gen. Philip Sheridan's Federal horsemen from gaining entry into the Confederate capital. Stuart's men were able to check the Yankee advance but at a terrible cost.
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Stuart, J. E. B. (1833–1864), Confederate cavalry commander.Virginia‐born James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart graduated from West Point in 1854, served on the Great Plains and in Kansas, and then helped capture John Brown at Harper's Ferry. In 1861, he resigned from the U.S. Army to become a Confederate colonel of cavalry.
