In the Footsteps of J. E .B. Stuart

by Johnson, Clint

• ISBN13: 9780895872616
• ISBN10: 0895872617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Blair

Summary

How elusive was Confederate cavalry chief J. E. B. Stuart? Just ask Union general George McClellan, who suffered embarrassment when Stuart rode a circle around his entire army in June 1862. Or Union general John Pope, from whose headquarters tent Stuart brazenly stole a coat, a dispatch book, and half a million dollars. This book will bring you closer to Stuart than the Federal army managed to get during most of the Civil War. You'll visit his birth place, the site of his fatal wounding, and the cemetery where he was buried. You'll see the scenes of his military feats in the East, of course, but you'll also travel to rural Kansas, where he was almost killed by a Cheyenne Indian in 1857, and to southwestern Texas, where he nearly ended up riding a camel instead of a horse. For many, the flamboyant, daring Stuart -- he of the thick beard, plumed hat, flowing cape, and galloping horse -- remains a lasting symbol of the Confederacy. This book provides an intimate look at the man by introducing the places he knew throughout his life. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Clint Johnson is a Civil War reenactor and the author of numerous books about the War Between the States. He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Virginia
Northern Virginia
Arlington	p. 1
Falls Church	p. 3
Dranesville	p. 6
Fairfax/Burke/Qui Vive	p. 8
Manassas National Battlefield/Warrenton/Amissville	p. 13
Catlett's Station	p. 22
Auburn	p. 25
Buckland Mills	p. 27
Aldie/Middleburg/Atoka/Upperville	p. 29
Central Virginia
Chancellorsville	p. 39
Verdiersville	p. 47
Rochelle	p. 51
Cedar Mountain	p. 52
Brandy Station/Beverly Ford/Kelly's Ford	p. 54
Staunton	p. 61
Richmond Area
Richmond/Blackstone	p. 63
Yellow Tavern	p. 73
Ashland/Studley/Old Church Tavern	p. 75
Beaver Dam Station	p. 79
Evelynton Heights/Berkeley Plantation	p. 81
Southwestern Virginia
Laurel Hill	p. 84
Saltville	p. 86
Emory/Abingdon/Glade Spring	p. 88
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry/Leetown	p. 95
Bunker Hill	p. 101
Falling Waters	p. 104
Maryland
White's Ford	p. 107
Rowser's Ford	p. 109
Rockville/Brookeville/Cooksville	p. 111
Westminster	p. 114
Urbana	p. 115
South Mountain	p. 117
Chestnut Grove	p. 119
Pennsylvania
Mercersburg	p. 121
Chambersburg/Cashtown	p. 122
Gettysburg	p. 128
Hanover	p. 135
New York
West Point	p. 137
Michigan
Detroit	p. 141
Kansas
Fort Leavenworth	p. 147
Fort Riley	p. 149
Baldwin City	p. 152
Morland	p. 156
Texas
Laredo	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 166
Index	p. 170
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