Happy Birth day James "Jeb" Stuart

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[Free the USA]

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[talleyman]

Bump!

[Hildy]

Hmm, Reagan, this guy and MY DARLING HUSBAND and BEST FRIEND, Samuel William Angius. Proud American of Serbian heritage.

[jdege]

Stuart was probably the most famous cavalryman of the Civil War.

Balderdash.

Custer was the most famous cavalryman of the Civil War.

And Sheridan was the best.

Stuart had an unfortunate tendency to wander off on his own at the critical juncture.

[Valin]

Lets not forget one Nathan Bedford Forest.

[stainlessbanner]

A great big SALUTE to one of the Finest!

[stand watie]

well said!

free dixie,sw

[Tacis]

Well, I guess us Yankees should recognize and admire Stuart for what he did, as well. If he hadn't been so incompetent at Gettysburg, Lee might have taken Washington, DC. Stuart was so inept, was such a self-serving glory hunter, that Lee was forced back to Virginia. Why would we want to celebrate a loser like Stuart?

[jdege]

I think it's clear that Forest, Stuart, and Sheridan were the best cavalry leaders of the war.

Personally, I'd rank Sheridan as the best of the three, simply because of his professionalism - he stuck to his mission better than the others. But I'll admit that is an arguable point.

But it's not arguable that Custer is far better known among those who know damned-near nothing.

[TomServo]

Dixie Birthday Bump!!

[Verginius Rufus]

Jeb was born in Patrick County, Virginia. The county seat was later renamed Stuart in his honor.

[Taft in '52]

RIDIN' A RAID

by unknown author, c. 1864

This catchy song, sung to the tune of Bonnie Dundee, is a story of the bold men of Stuart's famous cavalry.

Tis old Stonewall, the Rebel, who leans on that sword,
And while we are mounting, prays low to the Lord.
Now each cavalier that loves honor and right;
Let him follow the feather of Stuart tonight.

Chorus: Come tighten your girth and slacken your rein.
Come buckle your blanket and holster again
. Try the click of your trigger and balance your blade,
For he must ride sure that goes ridin' a raid!

Now gallop, now gallop, to swim or to ford!
Old Stonewall, still watching, prays low to the Lord.
Goodbye, dear old Rebel, the river's not wide,
And Maryland's light's in her window to guide!

Chorus

There's a man in the White House with blood on his mouth!
If there's knaves in the North, there are braves in the South!
We are three thousand horses, and not one afraid!
We are three thousand sabres, and not a dull blade!

Chorus

[arly]

Stuart and Forrest were two of the best cavalryman ever to ride!.. Deo Vindice

[Private Joker]

Known as "Beauty" among his peers - a handsome rascal. Does anyone remember the comic book, "Haunted Tank"? It was about a WWII descendant of Stuart that was a tank commander in Europe fighting the Germans. Stuart's ghost would appear to him, providing advice on the field of battle. Campy stuff, but I enjoyed it as a kid.

[Constitution Day]

Happy birthday to the "Last Cavalier".
Image below is of his famous hat, which I saw last year at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond.

[wardaddy]

Yes....and I had not thought of that in 35 years.

[SandfleaCSC]

But it's not arguable that Custer is far better known among those who know damned-near nothing.

True, but Custer's fame didn't come out of the Civil War. Custer's fame comes at the expense of entire company at the hands of the Sioux in 1876. I'll have to agree with one of the above poster about Sheridan, NBF, and Stuart being the top three in the WBTS.

[wardaddy]

Forrest was the best in a way...a peculiar way where he really fought more as a Dragoon than a pure Cavalryman.


Sheridan and Stuart were quite commendable...as were Wheeler and at times Grierson (Lord I hate admitting that but he subdued most grumblings in my defeated homestate rather effectively while Forrest was preoccupied in Middle and West Tennessee.)

Wade Hampton...mixed reviews..
Custer...lol...the hair...the hair.