J.E.B Stuart: The Soldier and the Man parchment provide a uniquely detailed perspective

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

”—Henry Louis Gates

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Little goes right for Lee when the garrison at Harpers Ferry refuses to evacuate and a lost order reveals his plans to George McClellan and his resurgent Army of the Potomac

J.E.B Stuart: The Soldier and the Man parchment provide a uniquely detailed perspectiveby 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