Jeb Stuart military papers, 1855-1864, bulk 1862-1863

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Summary

Creators:
Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864
Abstract:
A collection of military material related to the career of the American Civil War Confederate major-general James Ewell Brown Stuart.
Extent:
4.6 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Jeb Stuart military papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 267 items from 1855 to 1864, which contains communications, letters, reports, general and special orders, petitions, addresses to the troops, and other military records accumulated by Stuart during his Civil War service; the bulk of the papers covers 1862 and 1863. Correspondents include Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph Eggleston Johnston, James Longstreet, and others. Also included in the collection are a few pre-war documents.

Biographical / historical:

James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart (1833-1864) was an American Confederate cavalry commander. He started his Confederate service as captain of Cavalry, soon receiving promotions to colonel of 1st Virginia Cavalry, brigadier general, and major general. He commanded cavalry brigade from October 22, 1861 to July 28, 1862, cavalry division from July 28, 1862 to September 9, 1863, and cavalry corps from September 9, 1863 to May 11, 1864, in the Army of Northern Virginia. In May, 1863, he was temporarily in charge of Stonewall Jackson's 2nd Corps. He was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations. Stuart was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia, and died on May 10, 1864.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Stan V. Henkels, 1925.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1930. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Jeb Stuart military papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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