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Post by quincannon on Jul 18, 2015 5:16:03 GMT
By John W. Thomason Jr. Captain, U.S.M.C. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1980 Reprint of earler 1930's edition. Thomason paints a vivid portrait of Stuart, and gives many insights into his decision making process. Short on battle detail, but still enough to spark your interest in further reading. The books greatest asset is Thomason's recreation of the very romantic era, by virtue of his own style of writing. This same style is found in his other books as well, and you will see why Thomason is sometimes referred to as the Poet Laureate of the Marine Corps. It's just a darn good read start to finish.
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Post by rebcav on Jul 22, 2015 2:17:59 GMT
I've stood at General Stuart's Grave in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.....He's one of my Personal Heroes. Respectfully, Duane
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Post by quincannon on Jul 22, 2015 3:21:17 GMT
I try not to have them Duane, but if I did he would be in the top three or four. The man had style.
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Post by royalwelsh on Jul 22, 2015 18:35:33 GMT
And yet Stuart's decision to continue with that pre-Gettysburg raid ultimately proved catastrophic to the Confederacy...?
Robertson and/or Jones didn't warn Lee of the Union river crossing and approach, possibly due to being overstretched elsewhere.
RW
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Post by quincannon on Jul 22, 2015 18:49:51 GMT
Ah yes Gettysburg. I attribute that to a man of style, trying on a leisure suit with white belt and shoes and going out in public, a mistake rarely repeated.
Stuart was not one to be immune from the occasional bone headed play. I can think of three or four besides Gettysburg. Overall though he did his job, provided good information, outposted well, and set a standard for American mounted operations, plus he had a personal banjo picker.
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Post by Beth on Jul 22, 2015 18:59:50 GMT
Just try to explain leisure suits to kids today. Or zoot suits. Kid1 heard a bit about the Zoot Suit Riots and had to come home and ask me how a suit could cause riots. I sort of began with "Well if you saw how ugly they were..."
Gettysburg sort of points out that even the best military men can make very bad calls.
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Post by rebcav on Jul 22, 2015 20:43:52 GMT
Just try to explain leisure suits to kids today. Or zoot suits. Kid1 heard a bit about the Zoot Suit Riots and had to come home and ask me how a suit could cause riots. I sort of began with "Well if you saw how ugly they were..." Gettysburg sort of points out that even the best military men can make very bad calls. "It took a dozen mistakes to for Us to lose at Gettysburg, and I made my share of them." Lieutenant General Richard Stoddard Ewell (CSA)
Respectfully, Duane
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