George Stoneman, Jr. (August 8, 1822 – September 5, 1894) was a United States Army cavalry officer, trained at West Point, where his room-mate was the future "Stonewall" Jackson. In the Civil War, he became Adjutant to McClellan, who did not appreciate the use of centralised cavalry, and was therefore outperformed by the Confederates, who did. At Chancellorsville, under Hooker, Stoneman failed in an ambitious attempt to penetrate behind enemy...
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George Stoneman, Jr. (August 8, 1822 – September 5, 1894) was a United States Army cavalry officer, trained at West Point, where his room-mate was the future "Stonewall" Jackson. In the Civil War, he became Adjutant to McClellan, who did not appreciate the use of centralised cavalry, and was therefore outperformed by the Confederates, who did. At Chancellorsville, under Hooker, Stoneman failed in an ambitious attempt to penetrate behind enemy...