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Generals of Augustan Regiments During the Civil War JEB Stuart **

JEB Stuart was a vital piece of the Confederate war machine. He kept Lee informed about Northern troop movements, and he harassed the Federals continuously. Without him, the war would have been over much sooner than it was. ** Early Life ** Born Febrauary 6th, 1833 in Patrick County, Virginia Real name was James Ewell Brown 'JEB' Parents were Archibald Stuart and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart One of eleven children

Highly educated as a young man Started at the United States Military Academy in 1850 Robert E. Lee was appointed Superintendent in 1852 Also met Fitzhugh Lee, Robert E. Lee’s nephew, the man who took over command of the 1st Virginia Cavalry after Stuart Stuart graduated 13th in his class and chose to serve in the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army
 * Education**

Was a distinguished fighter Fought against the Cheyenne tribe and was wounded In 1859, he created a better cavalry sword that was adapted by the US Army Promoted to Captain in April of 1861 Resigned his commission and joined the Confederate States of America soon after
 * Military History**

Commissioned an officer of Virginia Infantry but his commander, Colonel Thomas Jackson gave him command of the 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment, hailing from Augusta County Helped turn the tide of the First Battle Manassas Promoted to Brigadier General as a result Turned over command of the 1st to Colonel Fitzhugh Lee Continued his service to the Confederacy, winning many plaudits However, Stuart was widely blamed for the lack of intelligence leading to the loss at Gettysburg Continued serving with the Army of Northern Virginia until shot and mortally wounded on May 11th Robert Doak Lilley **
 * Confederate History**

-Born January 28, 1836 in Augusta County, Virginia -His two brothers, James and John Lilley served in the 52nd Virginia Infantry -He attended the University of Virginia -Later, he worked as a surveyor in South Carolina, where he saw the first shots of the Civil War -Lilley joined the 25th Virginia Infantry as a Captain -By 1864, he had become a Brigadier General -On July 24, 1864, Robert Lilley was captured while supporting Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early. -He was captured again just two months later while in the hospital recovering from the loss of an arm and a leg
 * Fitzhugh Lee **

Born on November 19, 1835 in Clermont in Fairfax, Virginia -He was the son of Sydney Smith Lee, the grandson of the Revolutionary War officer, “Lightfoot” Harry Lee -He was also the nephew of General Robert E. Lee -Lee attended the United States Military Academy at West Point -Following graduation, Lee was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment -In 1860, he became the military instructor at the Military Academy, but resigned when Virginia seceded from the Union -Lee was a Lieutenant for the Confederacy, and served as a staff officer to General Ewell in the Battle of First Manassas -In August of 1861, he joined the 1st Virginia Cavalry and became a Brigadier General in the summer of 1862 -He led the cavalry through the Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Chancellorsville as well as delaying the Union Army before the Battle of Antietam -Lee suffered a case of rheumatism, and recovered just before the Gettysburg Campaign -He had his most successful showing at the Battle of Carlisle -After this campaign, General JEB Stuart claimed that “Fitz Lee” was “one of the finest cavalry leaders on the continent, and richly [entitled] to promotion” -Shortly after, Lee became a Major General -He led the final Confederate attack before his uncle, Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox -Fitzhugh Lee is probably most known for his late arrival to a concentration of cavalry, and therefore letting Union forces capture JEB Stuart’s hat and cape. In and effort to make up for this mistake, Lee capture Union General John Pope’s uniform for Stuart during a Confederate raid. -After the Civil War, Lee served as the governor of Virginia from 1886 to 1890 -He was also appointed Consul-general to Havana in 1896 -Fitzhugh Lee died in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 1905