Stuart's Tarheels

<p> When Confederate Major General J.E.B. Stuart said North Carolina has done nobly in this army he had one of his own men to thank: Brigadier General James Byron Gordon. A protege of Stuart Gordon was the consummate nineteenth-century landowner politician and businessman. Despite a lack of military training he rose rapidly through the ranks and as the commander of all North Carolina cavalrymen in the Army of Northern Virginia he helped bring unparalleled success to Stuart's famed Confederate cavalry. This updated biography originally published in 1996 chronicles Gordon's early life and military career and through his men takes a fresh look at the vaunted Army of Northern Virginia--its battles controversies and troops. This second edition includes additional source material that has come to light and a roster of Gordon's 1st North Carolina Cavalry.</p>