Midpoint of the War: May to July 1863The Army of Northern Virginia Moves North |
What was the role of J. E. B. Stuart? |
As ever, Stuart’s role was to shadow the Confederate march and to keep the North in the dark, so far as Lee’s movements were concerned. Lee had the utmost confidence in Stuart, a feeling shared by many, if not most, of the commanders. But a series of events, accidents almost, conspired to make Stuart less than his best on this occasion.