Person

Stuart, Jeb

1833–1864

Amerikan. General im Sezessionskrieg d. Südstaaten-Kavallerie

United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations ; commands: 1st Virginia Cavalry • Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia