Jeb Stuart and the Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg

by Warren C. Robinson

Book Overview

"The Army was much embarrassed by the absence of the cavalry," Robert E. Lee wrote of the Gettysburg campaign, stirring a controversy that continues even today. Lee's statement was an indirect indictment of Gen. James Ewell Brown ("Jeb") Stuart, who was the cavalry. This book reexamines the questions that have shadowed the legendary Confederate hero and offers a fresh, informed interpretation of his role at Gettysburg.

Avoiding the partisan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803248563
• ISBN13: 9780803248564
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"