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Richard S. Ewell

Confederate general

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    • Battle of Gettysburg
      • Pickett's Charge
        In Battle of Gettysburg: Lee’s invasion of Pennsylvania

        Richard S. Ewell. The cavalry was led by Gen. Jeb Stuart. During the last week in June 1863, Stuart made a bold and possibly ill-advised cavalry sweep completely around the Federal forces, passing between them and Washington, D.C. On June 28, when his Army of…

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    • Second Battle of Bull Run
      • American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run
        In Second Battle of Bull Run: The armies gather

        Richard Ewell’s division of Jackson’s corps near Bristoe Station. A private with the 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment said of the ensuing encounter, “If I had held up an iron hat I could have caught it full of bullets in a short time.” The brief but…

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