LESSON ONE
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:

1. How good was Federal intelligence?

2. If it was superior, why wasn’t it exploited?

3. What effect did the three grand reviews have on the combat readiness of Stuart’s troopers?

4. Was Stuart overconfident about the ability of his troopers to handle the growing capabilities of the Federal cavalry?

5. Should Hooker have acted more decisively?

6. What role does the terrain at Brandy Station play?

7. Should the Confederacy have continued the summer campaigns of 1863 in Virginia instead of moving north?