Laurel Hill Farm is a private park and historic home located in Ararat, Virginia. The birthplace of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, seventy-five acres of the 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) owned by the Stuart Family was saved in 1992 by the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust with assistance from the Civil War Trust, a division of the American Battlefield Trust.[3] The J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, founded by Historian and Author Thomas D. "Tom" Perry, is a non-profit corporation that has interpreted the site and holds events on the property.[4]
James Ewell Brown Stuart was born on February 6, 1833, as the eighth of eleven children to Archibald and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart. He attended Emory and Henry College in Southwest Virginia before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Stuart graduated 13 of 46 in 1854 and spent seven years in the United States Army, mainly in Kansas in the First U. S. Cavalry. Stuart was present at John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 before resigning in May 1861 to fight for the Confederate States of America. Stuart rose in rank to Major General commanding the cavalry of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. He died on May 12, 1864, after receiving wounds at the Battle of Yellow Tavern. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.[5]
Annual EventsEdit
The first weekend of October a Civil War encampment is held at the site. Beginning in 1990, this event raises money for the upkeep of the site.[6]
History of the Laurel Hill FarmEdit
The Laurel Hill Farm has a varied history told from archaeology completed by the College of William and Mary, which found the house site along with Native-American artifacts. Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson, surveyed the southern boundary of the property. The first member of J. E. B. Stuart's family to live on the property was William Letcher (1750–1780), who was killed on the farm in August 1780 by a Tory during the American Revolution. Letcher's grave on the property is the oldest marked grave site in Patrick County. J. E. B. Stuart's family came to the property in 1825 and lived there until 1859 when Elizabeth Stuart sold the property to two men from nearby Mount Airy, North Carolina.[7]
laurel, hill, farm, private, park, historic, home, located, ararat, virginia, birthplace, james, ewell, brown, stuart, seventy, five, acres, acres, owned, stuart, family, saved, 1992, stuart, birthplace, preservation, trust, with, assistance, from, civil, trus. Laurel Hill Farm is a private park and historic home located in Ararat Virginia The birthplace of James Ewell Brown Jeb Stuart seventy five acres of the 1 500 acres 6 1 km2 owned by the Stuart Family was saved in 1992 by the J E B Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust with assistance from the Civil War Trust a division of the American Battlefield Trust 3 The J E B Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust founded by Historian and Author Thomas D Tom Perry is a non profit corporation that has interpreted the site and holds events on the property 4 J E B Stuart BirthplaceU S National Register of Historic PlacesVirginia Landmarks RegisterFields at the siteShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocationN side of VA 773 W of jct with VA 617 near Ararat VirginiaCoordinates36 33 48 N 80 33 16 W 36 56333 N 80 55444 W 36 56333 80 55444Area71 acres 29 ha Built1820NRHP reference No 98001161 1 VLR No 070 0060Significant datesAdded to NRHPSeptember 24 1998Designated VLRDecember 3 1997 2 Contents 1 J E B Stuart 2 Annual Events 3 History of the Laurel Hill Farm 4 References 5 External linksJ E B Stuart EditJames Ewell Brown Stuart was born on February 6 1833 as the eighth of eleven children to Archibald and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart He attended Emory and Henry College in Southwest Virginia before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point New York Stuart graduated 13 of 46 in 1854 and spent seven years in the United States Army mainly in Kansas in the First U S Cavalry Stuart was present at John Brown s Raid on Harper s Ferry in 1859 before resigning in May 1861 to fight for the Confederate States of America Stuart rose in rank to Major General commanding the cavalry of Robert E Lee s Army of Northern Virginia He died on May 12 1864 after receiving wounds at the Battle of Yellow Tavern He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Virginia 5 Annual Events EditThe first weekend of October a Civil War encampment is held at the site Beginning in 1990 this event raises money for the upkeep of the site 6 History of the Laurel Hill Farm EditThe Laurel Hill Farm has a varied history told from archaeology completed by the College of William and Mary which found the house site along with Native American artifacts Peter Jefferson father of Thomas Jefferson surveyed the southern boundary of the property The first member of J E B Stuart s family to live on the property was William Letcher 1750 1780 who was killed on the farm in August 1780 by a Tory during the American Revolution Letcher s grave on the property is the oldest marked grave site in Patrick County J E B Stuart s family came to the property in 1825 and lived there until 1859 when Elizabeth Stuart sold the property to two men from nearby Mount Airy North Carolina 7 References Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Retrieved 17 February 2023 1 American Battlefield Trust Saved Land webpage Accessed May 25 2018 Perry Thomas D J E B Stuart s Birthplace The History of the Laurel Hill Farm 2008 ISBN 1 4382 3934 3 ISBN 978 1 4382 3934 7 Wert Jeffrey D Cavalryman of the Lost Cause A Biography of J E B Stuart Simon and Schuster 2008 ISBN 0 7432 7819 4 ISBN 978 0 7432 7819 5 Laurel Hill Birthplace of General J E B Stuart CSA www jebstuart org Laurel Hill www freestateofpatrick com External links EditLaurel Hill official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurel Hill Farm amp oldid 1139943665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
