Kindle Available Cavalryman of the Lost Cause A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart James Ewell Brown Stuart was the
premier cavalry commander of the Confederacy. He gained a reputation for daring early in the war when he rode around the Union army in the Peninsula Campaign, providing valuable intelligence to General Robert E. Lee at the expense of Union commander George B. McClellan
Dranesville Civil War Virginia
American Civil War December 20, 1861
Jeb Stuart: The Last Cavalier Biography of the dashing Confederate general is history at
its best: fascinating, colorful, provocative. Includes portraits of Stuart's early life, training at West Point, the fateful decision to side with the South and action-packed battle scenes. 7 maps. 8 pages of photos
Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart led a brigade-sized mixed force of cavalry, infantry, and artillery to protect a foraging expedition in the vicinity of Dranesville.
Principal Commanders: Brigadier General E.O.C. Ord [US]; Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart [CS]
Forces Engaged: Brigades
Estimated Casualties: 301 total (US 71; CS 230)
Advance of the Skirmishers of the Bucktail Rifles on the Confederate Position at Drainsville, Virginia
Illustrated London News
Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence This is a wonderful memoir of the author's year and half of active service on the staff of the legendary Confederate cavalry General, J. E. B. Stuart.
Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War The Civil War with an emphasis on contemporary advances in military technology and their effects on behavior in the field. Ulysses Grant was speaking nearly literally when he wrote, "the iron gauntlet must be used more than the silken glove to destroy the Confederacy"
Kindle Available Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia Profiles some 2,300 staff officers in Robert E. Lee's
famous Army of Northern Virginia. A typical entry includes the officer's full name, the date and place of his birth and death, details of his education and occupation, and a synopsis of his military record. Two appendixes provide a list of more than 3,000 staff officers who served in other armies of the Confederacy and complete rosters of known staff officers of each general
The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide Virginia was host to nearly 1/3rd of all Civil War engagements. This guide covers them all like a mini-history of the war. This guide organizes battles
chronologically. Each campaign has a detailed overview, followed by concise descriptions of the individual engagements
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