Stuart

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2016-08-22 11:42
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Character Key: 
General J.E.B. Stuart
Display Name: 
Stuart
Sort Name: 
Stuart, General J.E.B.
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Upper Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
Specific Job: 
Confederate General
First Mentioned: 
McCaslin Commissary in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Date of Birth: 
Wednesday, February 6, 1833
Origin: 
Virginia
Other Texts: 
Flags in the Dust
Biography: 

"Jeb" Stuart, Lee's cavalry commander during the Civil War, was a "gallant man" (272), often depicted as the most romantic of the War's officers, famed for leading his horsemen on various excursions and raids. The action Cass cites - "riding his whole command around the biggest single armed force this continent ever saw" (274) - happened during Lee's invasion of the North in 1863; Stuart's absence on this excursion contributed to the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg.

Ontological Status: 
Historical/Real
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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