J. E. B. Stuart

"J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man is the first truly balanced and thoroughly scrutinized life of the Civil War's most famous cavalry commander. It examines in detail both his human and soldierly gifts as well as the professional and personal deficiencies that have escaped the attention of earlier biographers distracted by his flamboyant personality and the hero-worshipping reminiscences of subordinates and staff officers"--