  Give three incidents to prove that Stuart inherited his spirit of patriotism and devotion to duty. Tell an interesting story connected with his grandmother, Bethenia Letcher Pannill. What do you know of Stuart’s life at Laurel Hill? Tell what you can about his early education. Give an account of his life at West Point. What do you know of his religious feelings and convictions? Tell about his choice of a profession and his equipment for it. Chapter IIHow did Stuart win distinction in his first military service? What good qualities for a soldier and leader did he show in this adventure? What two events of deep personal interest happened to Stuart in the fall of 1855? Tell about the political trouble in Kansas at this time. Who was “Ossawatomie” Brown? Tell about Stuart’s being wounded in a fight with Indians. What qualities did he show in leading the party back to Fort Kearny? What was the reason for his visit to Washington in 1859? What interesting and important outcome did this visit have? What feelings were aroused in the country by the John Brown Raid and the hanging of Brown? Chapter IIIWhat was Stuart’s first cavalry commission under the Confederate government? What kind of troops did he have, and what was his work? Tell about his wonderful capture at Falling Waters. What did General Joseph E. Johnston say about Stuart? Tell about Stuart’s part in the First Battle of Manassas. Tell about the visits paid Stuart by his family at his outpost near Washington. What did General Longstreet write President Davis about Stuart? Chapter IVSee if you can paint a word-picture of Stuart when he was made a brigadier general. Why did the soldiers still keep their confidence in Stuart after his defeat at the battle of Dranesville? What was the Peninsular Campaign? What was Stuart’s part in it, up to the time that General Lee was made commander of the Army of Northern Virginia? Describe the Chickahominy Raid. Why is this raid one of the most wonderful cavalry achievements in history? Tell two interesting incidents connected with the capture of the Federal supply depot at the White House. Tell about the close of the Peninsular Campaign. Chapter VWhat was Stuart’s reward for his services in the Peninsular Campaign? Tell about the reÖrganization of the cavalry. Give an account of life at Dundee. What brought it to a close? Tell about the capture of Stuart’s hat. Give an account of the adventure in which he “made the Yankees pay for that hat.” What was Stuart’s part in the Second Battle of Manassas? Chapter VITell about the capture of Fairfax Courthouse. Tell a story to show how the people of this section felt toward General Stuart and the cause for which he fought. Describe the crossing of the cavalry into Maryland. Do you think the Maryland people were glad to welcome the Confederates into their State? Why? Tell about the ball at Urbana. How did the Confederates treat the Unionists in Frederick? Describe Stuart’s retreat from Frederick to South Mountain. What were the principal mountain passes and why was it necessary for the cavalry to hold them until the capture of Harper’s Ferry? What did General Jackson say about General Stuart at the battle of Antietam? How did the cavalry help General Lee to get his army back safely into Virginia? Tell about “the girl of Williamsport.” Tell about Stuart and Von Borcke’s narrow escape from being captured on a reconnoitering expedition. Tell about Bob Sweeny and camp life at The Bower. Chapter VIIWould you have been proud of being one of the soldiers chosen by Stuart to accompany him on the Chambersburg Raid? Why? Give a brief account of the raid. To whom did Stuart assign all the glory and honor? What was the effect of the raid on the North? On the South? Why was Stuart sometimes called “Knight of the Golden Spurs?” Chapter VIIITell about McClellan’s campaign in the autumn of 1862 and the retreat of the cavalry toward Culpeper. What exciting adventure did Stuart have at Ashby’s Gap? What qualities as a man and a soldier did Stuart show during the illness and after the death of his “little Flora”? When and how did Stuart lose a part of his mustache? What was the condition of Stuart’s cavalry at the time that Burnside took McClellan’s place as commander of the Federal army? Tell about the snowball fight in the Confederate camp at Fredericksburg. What part did Stuart and his cavalry take in the battle of Fredericksburg? How did Pelham, the young chief of the Stuart Horse Artillery, distinguish himself in this battle? Tell about the Dumfries Raid and the joke that Stuart played on the Federal quartermaster at Washington. Tell about the friendship between Stuart and Jackson. What changes took place in the Federal army in the early spring of 1863? Chapter IXTell about the death of young Pelham and Stuart’s love for him. Give an account of Stuart’s encounters with the Federal cavalry just before the battle of Chancellorsville. How did Stuart and his cavalry assist Jackson in surprising the Federal left flank? When Jackson was wounded, what did he say about Stuart? How did Stuart fulfill Jackson’s trust? Tell about Stoneman’s raid and its result. Chapter XDescribe the Culpeper cavalry review. Draw a diagram showing how the Federals gave Stuart a double surprise in the battle of Fleetwood Hill, or Brandy Station, attacking him from both the front and the rear. Describe the final combat for the possession of the hill. Chapter XIWhy did Lee’s plan prevent Stuart’s following up Pleasanton’s retreat? Why did not Stuart follow the route of the remainder of the army when he started into Pennsylvania to join Early at York? Describe his march from Seneca Ford to Carlisle. In the light of what he knew, would it have been wise for Stuart to abandon his captured wagons? Give a reason for your opinion. How long did his saving the wagons delay his march? Do you think that he would have kept the wagons if he had known what was happening at Gettysburg? What part did Stuart and his cavalry take in the third day’s battle? Tell about the work of Stuart and his cavalry in covering the retreat of General Lee’s army. Tell the incident about Stuart and the hard-boiled eggs. Explain his conduct on this occasion. Chapter XIITell about General Lee’s position and Stuart’s encounter with Buford and Kilpatrick at Jack’s Shop. What was the “Bristoe Campaign?” Tell how Stuart drove the Federals a second time from Fleetwood Hill. What narrow escape did Stuart and his cavalry have near Catlett’s Station? Tell about Virginia Pelham Stuart. What northern general took command of all the Federal armies in the spring of 1864? Tell about the Battle of the Wilderness. What interesting anecdote is told about Stuart when he was on his way to this battle? Tell about the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. How did General Stuart try to save Major McClellan from danger in this battle? Describe the cavalry raid that General Grant planned in order to take Richmond. How did Stuart beat Sheridan in the race to Yellow Tavern? Tell about Stuart’s being wounded and borne from the field. What was his last command to his men? What impressed you most when you read the account of Stuart’s death? Why is such a death as this glorious and inspiring? Repeat the lines from “Horatius” that apply to the death of Stuart. Chapter XIIIWhat tribute did Fitz Lee pay his dead commander? What private and public tributes were paid by General Robert E. Lee? How did the city of Richmond show her grief at the time of Stuart’s death? What later tributes has she given to her hero and defender? |
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