GDG- Informal poll on Stuart

[James Cameron]

<< In just a few sentences, no more than a paragraph, state what your 
thoughts
are about how well or poorly Stuart performed and, if you can recall, from
what sources your impressions of him derive.  Let's do this spontaneously
without checking the references. >>

Stuart's decisions were well within the scope of his orders and authority, 
and his handling of his forces during the ride itself, tactically 
proficient.  However, his mission was planned based on a set of "best case 
scenarios", that left little or no margin for delay or error.  Once forced 
to divert from his optimum route, his options for recovering from the delay 
and effecting a successful link-up with Ewell became very limited.

Jim Cameron