J.E.B. Stuart

    James Ewell Brown Stuart was born in Patrick County, VA, on February 6, 1833. In 1850, Stuart was accepted to U.S. Military Academy. In a class of forty-six, he graduated thirteenth in his class. He held the positions of corporal, sergeant, orderly sergeant, captain of the second company and cavalry sergeant. After his graduation, Stuart was assigned to the regiment of Mounted Riflemen in Texas. He gained many respected nicknames such as "Bible-Class Man".
 
 
 
 
 

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