biography
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Stuart, Jeb
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popular name of James Ewell Brown Stuart
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1833–64)
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| biography:
| Confederate soldier, born in Patrick Co, Virginia, USA. He trained at West Point, fought against Indians on the frontier, and was Robert E Lee's aide in the assault against John Brown and his men at Harper's Ferry. The Confederacy's best-known cavalry commander, he fought at the first Battle of Bull Run (1861), and in 1862 led 1200 troopers in a famous ride around McClellan's army. He led his cavalry in most of the other famous campaigns in N Virginia, but was criticized for losing contact with Lee (who called him ‘the eyes of the army’) for a week during the Gettysburg campaign (1863). A dramatic figure in his gaudy uniforms and plumed hat, he was mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern. |
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