P.G.T. Bureaugard
ANSWER
The general J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart.
General R.E. Lee entrusted him to gather information about the deployment of the Potomac Army's right wing standing north of Chikahominy river.
In details the goals of the mission were:
If that wing was "vulnerable" or not;
If it was "anchored" at any natural obstacle or not;
If an encircling attack against it would have been possible without the attacking force could have in turn attacked on the flank.
Stuart selected 1200 men and two pieces of horse artillery out of his cavalry brigade, left the Confederate Army at 2 a.m. of 12th of June 1862 and performed successfully his task about 36 hour later. As the way back had already been closed by the alarmed Federal cavalry he was but only halfway of his mission. So he decided to go straight to Southeast instead Northwest. By so doing he went round the whole Potomac Army managing to reach the Confederate Army at down of 15 June, reporting the valuable intelligence badly needed by general Lee.
commanded the confederate army
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Forces at Gettysburg.
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate troops in the civil war.
The Army of Northern Virginia was commanded by Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate forces and Ambrose Burnside the Union forces.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
The Confederate Army was commanded by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam.
commanded the confederate army
The Confederate Army was commanded by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam.
George Meade commanded the Union Army, and Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army.
Robert E. Lee was the general of the Confederate Army for the vast majority of the Civil War.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army and Jefferson Davis was the Confederate President.
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Forces at Gettysburg.
J.E.B.Stuart
Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate troops in the civil war.
The Army of Northern Virginia was commanded by Robert E. Lee
Lee commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.