James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart
Born: February 6, 1833
Birthplace: Laurel Hill Farm Plantation, Patrick County, Virginia
Father: Archibald Stuart 1795 – 1855
(Buried: Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Virginia)
Mother: Elizabeth Letcher Pannill 1801 – 1884
(Buried: Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Virginia)
Wife: Flora Cooke 1836 – 1923
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Married: November 14, 1855 at Fort Riley, Kansas
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Children:
Infant Daughter 1856 – 1856
Flora Stuart 1857 – 1862
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Born: Philip St. George Cooke Stuart 1860 – 1930
(Capt. James Ewell Brown Stuart, Jr. Renamed December 1861)
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Virginia Pelham Stuart Weller 1863 – 1898
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Education:1848 – 1850: Attended Emory & Henry College
1854: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (13th in class)
Occupation before War:1854: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
1854 – 1855: Served on Frontier Duty in Texas
1854 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1855 – 1857: Quartermaster for United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regt.
1855 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1859: Volunteer Aide to Colonel Robert E. Lee at Harper’s Ferry
1861: Captain of United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 22nd
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. Colonel of Virginia Infantry in Confederate Army
1861: Colonel of Confederate Cavalry in Shenandoah Valley
1861: Led a Cavalry Regiment at First Battle of Bull Run
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign
1862 – 1864: Major General of Confederate Army Cavalry
1862: Participated in the Maryland Campaign
1862: Led the Famous ride around McClellan 120 miles in 60 hours
1862: Conducted a raid north of the Rappahannock River
1863: Accompanied General Jackson on his famous flank march
1863: Commander of Second Army Corps at Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Participated in the Battle of Brandy Station
1863: Arrived late at the Battle of Gettysburg
1864: Participated in the Overland Campaign
1864: Mortally wounded in stomach at Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia
Died: May 12, 1864
Place of Death: Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: Infection and hemorrhage from his wounds
Age at time of Death: 31 years old
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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