Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 198 pages)
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
0803211015
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0803205651
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1280823623
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9780803211018
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9780803205659
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9781280823626
Content:
"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 reexamines the questions that have shadowed the legendary Confederate hero and offers a fresh, informed interpretation of his role at Gettysburg. Avoiding the partisan pros and cons characterizing previous accounts, Warren C. Robinson reassesses the historical record to come to a clearer view of Stuart's orders for the crucial battle (as well as what was expected of him), of his actual performance, and of the impact his late arrival had on the outcome of the campaign.; Though Stuart may not have disobeyed Lee's orders, Robinson argues, he did abuse the general's discretion by raiding Washington rather than scouting for the army at Gettysburg - a move that profoundly affected the Confederate fortunes and perhaps the war itself
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780803211018
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0803211015
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Robinson, Warren C., 1928- Jeb Stuart and the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biography
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