| Saber & Scapegoat: J. E. B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Controversy Revised Edition Contributor(s): Nesbitt, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811731022 ISBN-13: 9780811731027 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: The major facts of the Gettysburg campaign and battle are well known, but controversies about its outcome abound even today. No issue is more contested than that of the whereabouts of the dashing cavalryman, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. Author Mark Nesbitt gives a detailed reconstruction of Stuart's actions during the campaign and presents the case that Stuart was not at fault for the loss: He was following orders to the best of his ability. The blame surrounding Stuart only surfaced after the war when, in an attempt to exonerate Lee, some veterans vilified Stuart unfairly. Unfortunately for the great cavalryman, that culpability has stuck. Nesbitt's findings challenge generations of Gettysburg historiography and are certain to fuel the controversy for years to come. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.734 |
| Series: J.E.B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Controversy |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.52" W x 8.27" (0.79 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Civil War |