Stuart's Ride Around McClellan
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J.E.B. Stuart's reconnaissance mission in 1862 was a media sensation for the Confederacy.
Waymark Code: WM7RM0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2009
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J.E.B. Stuart, under orders from General Robert E. Lee, led 1,200 men on a reconnaissance mission to determine the status of the Union Army. Returning three days later with a few captured Union soldiers and supplies, Stuart reported vulnerabilities in the Union flank. The 150 mile ride made Stuart famous and led to a hero's welcome in Richmond.
"J. E. B. Stuart, on his famous ride around McClellan's army, June 12-15, 1862, arrived here in the early night of June 13, coming from Hanover Courthouse. He rested here several hours and then pressed on to the Chickahominy River, rejoining Lee's army on June 15."
Marker Number: WO-14
Marker Title: Stuart's Ride Around McClellan
Marker Location: Intersection of Hwy. 249 and Hwy. 106
County or Independent City: New Kent
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation and Development Commission (1991)
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