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==C.S. Military Career==

==C.S. Military Career==

He entered the cavalry of the Confederacy and was assigned to assist Colonel [[Thomas J. Jackson]] at Harper's Ferry.  Stuart served at the first battle of Manasas and played an important role in defeating the Federal Army there.  During the next months made massive raids on General [[John Pope]]'s army and supplies.  He participated in the raid on Chambersburg and the battle of Fredericksburg.  His service was crucial to the Confederate victory of 3.1 Chancellorsville and led the Second Corps to victory after General Jackson was wounded.  He did not participate as much in the battle of Gettysburg, but on the third day made a unsuccessful cavalry charge from the rear while Pickett's division made his brave charge. He continued to serve in various campaign's and battles until the battle of Yellow Tavern at which he was mortally wounded.  He died the next on May 12 at the age of 31. <ref> [[The Life of J.E.B. Stuart]], by Mary L. Williamson, Christian Liberty Press, 1997.  </ref>

He entered the cavalry of the Confederacy and was assigned to assist Colonel [[Thomas J. Jackson]] at Harper's Ferry.  Stuart served at the first battle of Manassas and played an important role in defeating the Federal Army there.  During the next months made massive raids on General [[John Pope]]'s army and supplies.  He participated in the raid on Chambersburg and the battle of Fredericksburg.  His service was crucial to the Confederate victory of 3.1 Chancellorsville and led the Second Corps to victory after General Jackson was wounded.   

 

During the Gettysburg campaign, Lee instructed Stuart to screen the Army of Northern Virginia's movements and disrupt Union supplies, but gave Stuart very discretionary orders on how to do this. Stuart would not reunite with the army until July 2, the second day of the battle, leaving the army relatively uninformed about Union movements preceding the battle. On the third day of the battle, Stuart was instructed to disrupt Union supplies and reinforcements during Pickett's charge; however, his cavalry charge was repulsed by General George Custer. Stuart's conduct during the campaign came under great scrutiny after the war, especially by former Confederates who saw him as letting down Lee at a crucial moment.

 

During the [[Overland Campaign]], Union General [[Philip Sheridan]] asked received permission from General [[U.S. Grant]] to conduct raids behind the Confederate Lines with the express purpose of defeating Stuart. At the battle of Yellow Tavern, Stuart was shot, dying the next day on May 12 at the age of 31. <ref> [[The Life of J.E.B. Stuart]], by Mary L. Williamson, Christian Liberty Press, 1997.  </ref>

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