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The Estrangement of Jeb Stuart’s Father-in-Law
Brigadier General Philip St. George Cooke, US Army, MOLLUS, U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center [USAHEC]
Letter of Col. Jeb Stuart to My Darling Wife from Camp “Qui Vive”, November 24th, 1861
“No my dear wife, for our own part and our children’s sake let us determine to act well our parts and bear with the mistakes and errors of others, however grievous, with the charity of silence but by no means attempt justification of what must be condemned. Read well and consider well those words my darling, and be consoled in what you rightly regard as very distressing, by the reflection that your husband and brothers will atone for the father’s conduct.”
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February 9, 2017 Leave a Comment
Hang George H. Thomas
Lieutenant Colonel Jeb Stuart wrote to his wife, Flora, in June 1861 that he and his cavalry were operating near Winchester, Virginia protecting Confederate troops commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston. The big question of the time for Southern men was – Do you support and bear arms for your state against the Union? Do you support secession? The excerpt below reflects what Stuart thought and also shows why reading the words of participants in a historical event gives proper perspective.
George H. Thomas, U.S. Army – image Library of Congress
Letter by Lt. Colonel J.E.B. Stuart to My Darling Wife, The Old Tree (Camp near Winchester) June 11th, 1861
“Old George H. Thomas is in command of the Cavalry of the enemy. I would like to hang him as a traitor to his native state.” [George H. Thomas was a native Virginian and graduated from West Point in 1840. He remained with the U.S. Army when the Civil War began and later was promoted to major general. See Thomas bio at Civil War Trust]
Stuart excerpt from The Letters of General J.E.B. Stuart, edited by Adele Mitchell, Stuart-Mosby Historical Society, 1990
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February 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
Jeb Stuart Secedes Against “Lincoln’s diabolical government”
Jeb Stuart by Don Troiani
We will continue to honor the memory of Confederate cavalry General Jeb Stuart by printing anecdotes and excerpts from his letters during February. When Stuart resigned his U.S. Army commission on May 3, 1861 to join Virginia forces he hoped that his father-in-law, Colonel Philip St. George Cooke, would do the same. Cooke was a native of Leesburg, Virginia and had been an officer in the U.S. Army since he graduated from West Point in 1827. Cooke was considered the army’s expert on cavalry tactics. The below excerpts from two letters Stuart wrote to his wife Flora reflect his position.
Letter by J.E.B. Stuart to My Darling Wife from Harpers Ferry, Virginia, May 19th 1861
“How I hope your Pa will resign. If he could only see things in their true and real light – which it is difficult to do so far off – he would resign instanter. He is wanted here very much. He is highly complimented everywhere and would soon take a foremost stand in the State defense. Why doesn’t he come?
Letter by J.E.B. Stuart to My Darling Wife from Harpers Ferry, Virginia, May 21st, 1861
“I am extremely anxious about your Pa and John R. Cooke [son]. I do hope both will resign at once. How can they serve Lincoln’s diabolical government? Your Pa would be made a Brigadier General and he would be on the same side with his children if he would resign. Principle, interest and affection demand his immediate resignation and return to his native State.
[both letters from The Letters of General J.E.B. Stuart, edited by Adele Mitchell, Stuart-Mosby Historical society, 1990]
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February 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
Jeb Stuart Birthday Anniversary
“The Bold Cavalier” by John Paul Strain
Yesterday [Monday, February 6] was General Jeb Stuart’s 184th birthday. May the image of the Bold Cavalier live on in the minds of military tacticians worldwide! Below painting by John Paul Strain “The Bold Cavalier”. All month we will continue to carry anecdotes and excerpts from letters written by the general.
February 3, 2017 Leave a Comment
General Jeb Stuart Birth Month
To honor General Stuart’s birth month, we continue to show pertinent letters in his words. This brief letter written by then Lt. Jeb Stuart resigning his commission in the U.S. Army so he can travel back to Virginia and join Virginia forces since the Virginia Convention voted to secede on April 17, 1861.
Letter by J.E.B. Stuart to Colonel Lorenzo Thomas from Cairo, Illinois, May 3rd 1861
Colonel:
From a sense of duty to my native State Virginia, I hereby resign my position as an officer in the Army of the United States.
Most respectfully, Sir
Your obedient servant,
J. E. B. Stuart
1861 Virginia flag
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Jeb Stuart Birthday Month
In continued celebration of Major General Jeb Stuart’s birth month, below is an excerpt from a letter written by then Lieutenant Jeb Stuart [U.S. Army] to his older brother back in Virginia as the young cavalryman decided where his allegiance belonged.
“I would rather be a private in Va’s army than a General in any army to coerce her.” Letter by J.E.B. Stuart to William Alexander Stuart from Ft. Wise, Kansas, March 4, 1861
[Wm. Alexander Stuart Papers, Va. Historical Society, Richmond Va.]
See the Civil War Trust site for a Stuart bio
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February 1, 2017 Leave a Comment
Jeb Stuart Birth Month Celebration
February 6 marks the 184th anniversary of Confederate Major General Jeb Stuart’s birth in 1833 at Laurel Hill in Patrick County, Virginia. For a concise bio on Jeb Stuart see the Civil War Trust link. We at Angle Valley Press want to honor the memory of Stuart during February. His ability to lead from the front garnered him much love and praise from his men and he truly was the Bold Cavalier for the ages. [See Sale Special at bottom to honor General Stuart]
Below is an excerpt from a letter written by then Lieutenant Jeb Stuart [U.S. Army] as he wrestled with the fateful decision whether to remain in the U.S. Army or resign and side with his home state of Virginia.
Major General Jeb Stuart, CSA
Letter by J.E.B. Stuart to Major Henry Hill from Fort Wise, Kansas Territory, January 11, 1861
“For my part I have had no hesitancy from the first that, right or wrong, alone or otherwise, I go with Virginia and I know very well where to find you. Of course, every true patriot deplores even the possibility of disunion, yet let its blessings not be purchased at too great a price. Put equality and independence in one scale and Union in the other, and if the latter outweigh the former, I for one would, like Brennus, throw my sabre in the scale consecrated by the principles and blood of our forefathers – our constitutional rights without which the Union is a mere mockery. [The Letters of J.E.B. Stuart, edited by Adele H. Mitchell, The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society, 1990]
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January 31, 2017 Leave a Comment
Civil War Times Feb. 2017 Issue Feature “Confederate Alamo”
The February 2017 Civil War Times issue carries a feature article by John Fox titled “Confederate Alamo” on page 34. This article is based on his 2010 book The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg
Civil War Times cover, February 2017
September 20, 2016 Leave a Comment
BOOK RELEASE PARTY for WINCHESTER’S THREE BATTLES
Retired Shenandoah University History Professor Dr. Brandon H. Beck will be signing copies of his 11th
book this Saturday, September 24 at Winchester’s Old Court House Civil War Museum from 4 -6 pm and then a reception will follow at 6 pm. The book, “Winchester’s Three Battles: A Civil War Driving Tour Through Virginia’s Most War-Torn Town,” will guide the reader over the Hallowed Ground of the First Battle of Winchester; the Second Battle of Winchester; and the Third Battle of Winchester. Driving directions, maps, images and a battle narrative will guide locals and visitors alike through this town that changed hands between the two armies at least 72 times during the Civil War. All are welcome!
