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Stuart's Birthplace
Ararat Hwy,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 33' 40.368096",
-80° 33' 10.187208"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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To the west stood Laurel Hill (built about 1830), where Confederate Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown Jeb Stuart was born on 6 Feb. 1833 to Archibald Stuart, a lawyer and politician, and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart. The house burned in the winter of 1847-1848. After graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1854, Stuart served as a U.S. Army officer until May 1861 when he joined the Confederate army. In 1862, he became cavalry commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, and his fame is a part of the history of that army. Wounded while defending Richmond on 11 May 1864, Stuart died there the next day. He is buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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