What good qualities for a soldier and leader did he show in this adventure? What two events of deep personal interest happened to Stuart in the fall of 1855? Tell about the political trouble in Kansas at this time. Who was “Ossawatomie” Brown? Tell about Stuart’s being wounded in a fight with Indians. What qualities did he show in leading the party back to Fort Kearny? What was the reason for his visit to Washington in 1859? What interesting and important outcome did this visit have? What feelings were aroused in the country by the John Brown Raid and the hanging of Brown? Chapter III What was Stuart’s first cavalry commission under the Confederate government? What kind of troops did he have, and what was his work? Tell about his wonderful capture at Falling Waters. What did General Joseph E. Johnston say about Stuart? Tell about Stuart’s part in the First Battle of Manassas. Tell about the visits paid Stuart by his family at his outpost near Washington. What did General Longstreet write President Davis about Stuart? Chapter IV See if you can paint a word-picture of Stuart when he was made a brigadier general. Why did the soldiers still keep their confidence in Stuart after his defeat at the battle of Dranesville? What was the Peninsular Campaign? What was Stuart’s part in it, up to the time that General Lee was made commander of the Army of Northern Virginia? Describe the Chickahominy Raid. Why is this raid one of the most wonderful cavalry achievements in history? Tell two interesting incidents connected with the capture of the Federal supply depot at the White House. Tell about the close of the Peninsular Campaign. Chapter V What was Stuart’s reward for his services in the Peninsular Campaign? Tell about the reörganization of the cavalry. Give an account of life at Dundee. What brought it to a close? Tell about the capture of Stuart’s hat. Give an account of the adventure in which he “made the Yankees pay for that hat.” What was Stuart’s part in the Second Battle of Manassas? Chapter VI Tell about the capture of Fairfax Courthouse. Tell a story to show how the people of this section felt toward General Stuart and the cause for which he fought. Describe the crossing of the cavalry into Maryland. Do you think the Maryland people were glad to welcome the Confederates into their State? Why? Tell about the ball at Urbana. How did the Confederates treat the Unionists in Frederick? Describe Stuart’s retreat from Frederick to South Mountain. What were the principal mountain passes and why was it necessary for the cavalry to hold them until the capture of Harper’s Ferry? What did General Jackson say about General Stuart at the battle of Antietam? How did the cavalry help General Lee to get his army back safely into Virginia? Tell about “the girl of Williamsport.”