Jeb Stuart [Paperback]

John W. Thomason (Author), Gary W. Gallagher (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 1994

Hardly any biography could contain the robust and romantic Jeb Stuart, but John W. Thomason Jr. goes as far as anyone ever has in pinning down the quality of the Confederate cavalry commander. Virginia-bred, James Ewell Brown Stuart graduated from West Point, where he was called “Beauty,” and rode with the Mounted Rifles against the Apaches and Comanches on the western frontier. When Virginia seceded from the Union, Jeb Stuart joined the Confederate army. His lightning-like raids became legendary. From Bull Run to Brandy Station he served as Robert E. Lee’s eyes and ears, becoming a major general at the age of twenty-eight. Less than three years later Stuart’s meteoric career ended with his death in a cavalry charge.

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About the Author

John W. Thomason Jr., a captain in the U. S. Marine Corps in World War I, interviewed members of the Stuart family for this book, first published in 1930. This Bison Book edition is introduced by Gary W. Gallagher, a professor of history at Pennsylvania State University and the author of Fighting for the Confederacy: Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander and The First Day at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership.

Product Details

• Paperback: 514 pages
• Publisher: Bison Books (August 28, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803294247
• ISBN-13: 978-0803294240
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,516,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JEB STUART: A TRULY RIVITING EPIC OF AN AMAZING MAN, October 21, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Jeb Stuart (Paperback)

JEB STUART, WRITTEN BY JOHN W. THOMASON JR. IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT. THOMASON BRINGS TO LIFE THIS MYSTERIOUS LEGEND IN A WAY LIKE NO OTHER. HIS VIVID DESCRIPTION OF STUART'S CHILDHOOD, WARLIFE AND DEATH PUTS YOU BACK IN THE MID 1860'S. STUART HIMSELF AND THE CIVIL WAR AS A WHOLE ARE PRESENTED WITH THE UTMOST DETAIL AND PRESCISION. JEB STUART IS ONE OF THE TRUE CIVIL CLASSICS AND IT GIVES YOU THE CLEAREST PICTURE OF THE MAN AND THE TIMES OUT OF ANY BIOGRAPHY I KNOW OF

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, February 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jeb Stuart (Paperback)

I wanted to give it 3.5 stars... Maj.Gen. "Jeb" Stuart -- flamboyant, a little showy and proud, sometimes very opinonated... tough, stern, and successful in battle... great with the ladies... lover of songs, poetry, and a good laugh, and very gentle to his wife and kids. The book covers the Army of Northern Virginia fairly well and in a very detailed manner, but for this reason, I felt the author sometimes digressed a bit from Stuart's story. Nevertheless, the parts about Stuart are definately colorful. Includes many of Stuart's letters to his wife during the war, as well as some interesting stories about the people around him. Also includes some interesting ink sketches by the author.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A marine's view of JEB Stuart, August 21, 2000

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"eadcock" (Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jeb Stuart (Paperback)

As a military officer and artist Thomason presents a unique view of a most complex and larger-than-life Civil War legend in this reprinted version of his original book (? 40's). Certainly ranks among the great biographers of Stuart...others are McClellan and Blackford (both served under Stuart) and Burke Davis and Emory Thomas (both of which can be obtained thru Amazon). The book is a "must" for a Stuart devotee and/or serious Civil War student