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- May 18, 2011
- Location
- Carlisle, PA
Lee doesn't blame Stuart on the record and Lee is the only one who matters. Why is it that virtually all historians give Stuart such a hard time? Is it the comments Lee made on July 1 to other subordinates about being blind without Stuart? Is there some animus among the other generals against Stuart? Curiouser and curiouser.
Blaming Stuart deflects blame from Lee. It's similar to the idea of blaming Longstreet for what transpired. Historians have sometimes relied on Lee partisans in their writings and it has colored their narratives accordingly.
Ryan