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Saber & Scapegoat: J. E. B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Controversy
by
Mark Nesbitt
The major facts of the Gettysburg campaign and battle are well known, but controversies about its outcome abound even today. No issue is more contested than that of the whereabouts of the dashing cavalryman, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. Author Mark Nesbitt gives a detailed reconstruction of Stuart's actions during the campaign and presents the case that Stuart was not at fau...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
January 1st 2002
by Stackpole Books
(first published 1994)
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I wrote my senior thesis on this very topic in 1994. Obviously, the author is a much more accomplished historian than I am, and he presents a fascinating, well-articulated argument.
The do-no-wrong sentiments of many Robert E. Lee supporters will be strongly challenged. Although Stuart was unafraid to take risks and a great, he was first and foremost a loyal and responsible subordinate.
Had Stuart lived through the war there might have been a very different telling of his ...more
The do-no-wrong sentiments of many Robert E. Lee supporters will be strongly challenged. Although Stuart was unafraid to take risks and a great, he was first and foremost a loyal and responsible subordinate.
Had Stuart lived through the war there might have been a very different telling of his ...more
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Mark Nesbitt was a National Park Service Ranger/Historian for five years at Gettysburg before starting his own research and writing company. Since then he has published fourteen books including the national award-winning Ghosts of Gettysburg series. His stories have been seen on The History Channel, A&E, The Discovery Channel, The Travel Channel, Unsolved Mysteries, and numerous regional televisio...more
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