Jeb Stuart and the Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg / Warren C. Robinson

• Autore: Robinson Warren C
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2007; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/3092; B
• Soggetto topico: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Generals - Confederate States of America
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cavalry operations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-191) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Jeb Stuart and the Confederate Defeat at Gettysburg
• ISBN: 1-280-82362-3; 9786610823628; 0-8032-0565-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784476303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II