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Nov 9, 2009 · Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart was known for his larger-than-life behavior both in and out of combat. After one raid on Union forces in northern Virginia in which he claimed...
‘Assassins!’: A Confederate spy was accused of helping kill Abraham Lincoln. Then he vanished. J.E.B. Stuart’s reputation as a cavalry commander enshrined him in Confederate lore, but now...
Jun 12, 2006 · Major General J.E.B. Stuart posted his horsemen at Yellow Tavern—between Union attackers and Richmond—and waited for the collision. It would come with a deadliness he could never have imagined.
- Edward G. Longacre
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Confederate Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown Stuart, commander of the cavalry corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, vowed that he “had rather die than be whipped.”. His vow would be answered at Yellow Tavern. This article appears in: October 2012.
James Ewell Brown " Jeb " Stuart (February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864) was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations.
Feb 6, 2013 · Just a month later, Stuart’s cavalry fell out of touch with headquarters in the days leading up to Gettysburg, and left Lee and his fellow commanding officers with little to no intelligence in unfamiliar enemy territory. Stuart finally arrived late on the second day and the following day was repulsed by Union cavalry gaining no ground there.
Beginning on June 25, Stuart’s horsemen rode east from Salem, Virginia, intending to turn north and link up with Ewell around York, Pennsylvania. In the meantime, Lee’s massive army began moving northward as well, mounting its second invasion of enemy soil in nine months.
