Ewell, Richard Stoddert
Ewell, Richard Stoddert (1817–1872), Confederate general.Born in Georgetown, D.C., Ewell was raised in Virginia. In 1840, he graduated from West Point thirteenth in a class of forty‐two and served in the cavalry during and after the Mexican War. He joined the Confederacy in April 1861 and was promoted to brigadier general. As a major general in the Civil War, Ewell commanded a division during “Stonewall” Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign and defeated Union troops at Cross Keys in June 1862. A severe knee wound during the Battle of Groveton in August resulted in the amputation of his right leg, but he returned to duty as a lieutenant general in May 1863. After Jackson's death Ewell took over his II Corps, but his failure to attack the Union position on Cemetery Hill during the first day of the Battle of...
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