J.E.B Stuart: The Soldier and the Man parchment the decisive leadership on display

the decisive leadership on display outside Winchester proved an illusion that masked significant command issues buried within the upper echelons of Stonewall Jackson’s former corps that would only make themselves known in the earliest days of July on a different battlefield

provide a uniquely detailed perspective of everyday life in the Army of the Potomac

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J.E.B Stuart: The Soldier and the Man parchment the decisive leadership on displayby John Hopkins Fifteen years have passed since the publication of the last full length biography of Jeb Stuart. Several have appeared during the last century, each lauding his contributions to Confederate fortunes in the Eastern Theater. These studies follow a familiar postwar tradition established by hero worshipping subordinates portraying its subject as a model of chivalric conduct with a romantics outlook on life and a sense of fair dealing and