ard , ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Ex am iner ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁them ; ▁he ▁bl ames ▁J . ▁E . ▁B . ▁Stuart ▁for ▁having ▁caused ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg , ▁which ▁length ened ▁the ▁war ▁by ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁cost ▁so ▁many ▁more ▁lives ▁in ▁interven ing ▁batt les . ▁Se ek ing ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁( as ▁his ▁ 6 - year - term ▁ends ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 ), ▁Jefferson ▁Davis ▁conven es ▁a ▁court ▁of ▁inqu iry ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁public ▁air ing ▁of ▁the ▁accus ation . ▁Though ▁Stuart ▁wel comes ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁clear ▁his ▁name , ▁Davis ▁int ends ▁to ▁make ▁Stuart ▁the ▁sc ap ego at ▁for ▁the ▁defeat . ▁ ▁( Note ▁that ▁the ▁re e lection ▁business ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁odd , ▁as ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Constitution ▁limited ▁the ▁President ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁term . ▁It ▁must ▁be ▁assumed ▁that ▁the ▁Constitution ▁had ▁an ▁am end ment ▁in ▁the ▁alternate ▁ 1 8 6 5 .) ▁ ▁To ▁represent ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁trib unal , ▁Stuart ▁approaches ▁his ▁good ▁friend ▁Colonel ▁John ▁S . ▁Mos by . ▁Now ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁military ▁intelligence , ▁Mos by ▁accepts , ▁jug g ling ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁with ▁his ▁other ▁duties . ▁His ▁primary ▁concern ▁is ▁" A bra ham ," ▁an ▁organization ▁of ▁southern