J.E.B Stuart: The Soldier and the Man parchment From George Washington to Frederick

From George Washington to Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to FDR and Ronald Reagan

”—Henry Louis Gates

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J.E.B Stuart: The Soldier and the Man parchment From George Washington to Frederickby 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