02115cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000490011524500280016426400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850801020040952011200051153400450163165300270167670000360170385600430173999900190178260857UtSlPG20260610134413.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE4561 aWilliamson, Mary L.q(Mary Lynn),d1850-192310aLife of J. E. B. Stuart 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2019-12-06 aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Life of J. E. B. Stuart" by Mary L. Williamson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the life and military achievements of Major-General J. E. B. Stuart, a key cavalry officer in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Highlighting his early life, military training, and bold campaigns, the text serves as an exploration of Stuart's leadership and valor in battle, intended primarily for younger readers. The opening of the work sets the stage by detailing the author's motivation for writing the biography—addressing a gap in children's literature regarding the lives of notable Confederate leaders. Williamson details Stuart's early years, ancestry, and upbringing in Virginia, emphasizing his strong family values, religious convictions, and his eventual admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point. It foreshadows the remarkable military career Stuart would embark upon, characterized by his bravery and innovative tactics, positioning him as a key figure in the battles of the Confederacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aStuart, Jeb, 1833-18641 aWiggins, Evelina Oakley,d1878-40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60857 c101683d101683