J.E.B.+Stuart+8



James Ewell Brown, J.E.B., Stuart was born and raised in Virginia. He was deeply religious and commanded the confederate cavalry. His skills as a cavalry commander were rarely questioned. Robert E. Lee depended on Stuart's excellent abilities as a scout and a raider throughout the first three years of the war, often referring to him as "the eyes and ears of my army". He became one of the most famous cavalryman of the civil war. He entered West Point in 1850. In another Confederate raid that was later, Stuart managed to overrun Union army commander Pope's headquarters and capture his full uniform and orders that provided Lee with much valuable information. At the end of 1862, Stuart led a raid north of the Rappahannock River, having about 230 casualties occur while losing only 27 of his own men.



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