Where did Stuart serve in increasingly important cavalry commands?
Army of Northern Virginia
Army of Tennessee
Army of Trans-Mississippi
Army of Mississippi
Answer
J.E.B. Stuart served in increasingly important cavalry commands in the Army of Northern Virginia. He was initially assigned to command a small cavalry unit of 18 men, but his actions in the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) led to his being given command of a regiment. He subsequently led a brigade of cavalry, and finally a division.
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