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J. E. B. Stuart
Confederate cavalry general (1833–1864)
"Jeb Stuart" redirects here. For other uses, see Jeb Stuart (disambiguation).
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| Birth name | James Ewell Brown Stuart |
| Nickname(s) | "Jeb," "Beauty,"[1] "Knight of the Golden Spurs"[2] |
| Born | (1833-02-06)February 6, 1833 Patrick County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 12, 1864(1864-05-12) (aged 31) Richmond, Virginia |
| Buried | Hollywood Cemetery, |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Spouse(s) | Flora Cooke (m. ) |
| Children | 4 |
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James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864) was a Confederate army general and cavalry officer during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his m
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J.E.B. Stuart: Early Life and Education
Stuart was born in Patrick County, Virginia, on February 6, 1833. He left home at the age of 12 and spent three years in school in Wytheville, Virginia, before entering Emory and Henry College at the age of 15.
Did you know? Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart was known for his larger-than-life behavior both in and out of combat. After one raid on Union forces in northern Virginia in which he claimed over 150 horses and mules, Stuart personally sent a gloating telegraph message to the U.S. Army’s quartermaster general mocking him about the lost supplies.
In 1850, Stuart was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point. There, he became acquainted with several future Civil War generals including Robert E. Lee, who took over as superintendent of the academy in 1852. Stuart excelled at his studies, and was appointed a cavalry officer after demonstrating his skill at horseback riding.
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J.E.B. Stuart: U.S. Military Career and Marriage
After graduating from West
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Early Years
James Ewell Brown Stuart was born on February 6, 1833, in Patrick County, Virginia. The family farm, Laurel Hill, was not grand enough, perhaps, to qualify as a plantation, but was nevertheless run by enslaved labor. His family was socially prominent if not exactly prosperous. Stuart graduated from the United Sates Military Academy at West Point, New York, ranking thirteenth of forty-six in the class of 1854. His classmates included fellow Virginians John Pegram and George Washington Custis Lee, both of whom were to become, like Stuart, major generals in the Confederate States Army. After graduation, Stuart was brevetted a second lieutenant in the Regiment of Mounted Rifles and was assigned to duty in Texas, where he took part in the campaign against the Apaches.
He was commissioned to the substantive grade of second lieutenant on October 31, 1854, and was transferred to the new 1st United States Cavalry on March 3, 1855, then headquartered at Fort Leavenworth on the Kansas frontier. On November 14, 1855, he was married at Fort Riley, Kansas Territory, to Flora
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