Copyright, 1914, by Mrs. J. E. B. StuartGeneral Stuart in 1854, from an ambrotype owned by Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart, which is here reproduced for the first time.
LIFE OF
J. E. B. STUART
BY
MARY L. WILLIAMSON
Author of Life of Lee, Life of Jackson, and Life of Washington
EDITED AND ARRANGED FOR SCHOOL USE
BY
E. O. WIGGINS
English Department, Lynchburg High School, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
SPRINKLE PUBLICATIONS
1989
BOOKS
by Mary L. Williamson
For Third Grade
Life of Lee
183 pages, cloth. Price, 35 cents
For Fourth Grade
Life of Jackson
248 pages, cloth. Price, 40 cents
For Fifth Grade
Life of Washington
211 pages cloth. Price, 40 cents
For Fifth Grade
Life of Stuart
215 pages cloth. Price, 40 cents
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Copyright, 1914
BY
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PREFACE
Some years ago, to fill what appeared to me a need inour literature for children, I made a study of the lives andcampaigns of General R. E. Lee and of General StonewallJackson and prepared, for very young readers, historiesof those great commanders.
In performing these tasks, I became interested in thecombats and maneuvers of General Lee’s chief of cavalry,Major-General J. E. B. Stuart, who has been justly called“the eyes and ears of Lee.” As the years go by, I findno book in print recounting to children his wonderfulfeats and valorous service, or explaining to them the partplayed in the battles of Lee and Jackson by the StuartCavalry Corps and Horse Artillery whose exploits hold abrilliant place in modern military tactics.
To make good this omission, I have prepared this littlelife of Stuart, in the hope that it will not only pass on thestory of military deeds as captivating as any in history,but warm the hearts of rising generations to lives ofcourage and devotion.
In the later stages of my work, Miss Evelina O. Wigginshas been associated, contributing various mat