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J.E.B. "Jeb" Stuart's military reputation was established before the Civil War by his two encounters with abolitionist John Brown. Like his mentor Robert E. Lee, however, Stuart soon left the U.S ...
James Ewell Brown “J.E.B.” Stuart. Civil War Confederate Major General. After graduating from West Point in 1854, he became a first lieutenant in the United States Army 1st Cavalry, and an Indian fighter in the west. In 1859, he was sent with orders for Robert E. Lee to go to Harpers Ferry to stop the raid of John Brown.
James Ewell Brown Stuart, often identified by his initials as "Jeb", was a man who came from an acclaimed military lineage. He put his breeding to good use in March 1862 when he was given command of all the cavalry brigades in what would soon become the Army of Northern Virginia. Soon after he took command of the Army of Northern Virginia ...
Clashes of Cavalry: The Civil War Careers of George Armstrong Custer and Jeb Stuart. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2001. 291 p. E467.H425. Hennessy, John. "Stuart's Revenge." Civil War Times Illustrated (May/Jun 1995): pp. 38-45. Per. Capture of General's hat at Verdiersville, Aug 1862
Jul 8, 2023 · JEB Stuart was already a prominent military officer by the time he became famous during the Civil War. Attaining the rank of major general in the Confederate army within 15 months of resigning his Union army commission to join forces with his native Virginia and the South, Stuart came from a long and patriotic line of Scots-Irish Virginians.
Died May 12, 1864. Richmond, Virginia. Legendary general of the cavalry corps of the. Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. J eb Stuart ranks as one of the great military heroes of the Confederacy. He led the cavalry corps of the South 's Army of Northern Virginia in many of the Civil War 's greatest campaigns, including First Bull Run (July ...
Annual Civil War Reenactment and Living History 2024 : ... Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart birthplace. 1091 Ararat Highway, Ararat, VA . Telephone 276-251-1833.
