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Jeb Stuart and the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg /

"The Army was much embarrassed by the absence of the cavalry, "--Robert E. Lee wrote of the Gettysburg campaign, stirring a controversy that has never died. Lee's statement was an indirect indictment of General James Ewell Brown ("Jeb") Stuart, who was the cavalry. This book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robinson, Warren C., 1928-2015
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The background to Gettysburg
  • Opening moves of the campaign
  • Stuart, Lee, and the role of the cavalry
  • Lee's orders before Gettysburg
  • The great debate over the orders
  • Options for the ride north
  • Stuart's conduct of the ride north
  • The battle as it unfolded
  • The consequences of Stuart's raid
  • Stuart and the defeat at Gettysburg.