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WALKING TOUR OF SHARON CEMETERY IN MIDDLEBURG, VA
AUGUST 2, 2025 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sponsored by The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society
Over 30 Mosby Rangers have their final resting places in the lovely and peaceful Sharon Cemetery in Middleburg, Virginia. The Walking Tour will visit many of the Rangers' graves where their stories will be told and, if available, photos of them will be shown.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME. YOU NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE STUART-MOSBY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT - OF COURSE, AT ITS COMPLETION, YOU MIGHT CHOOSE TO JOIN.
Come join in this very interesting tour that will feature a mixture of funny, sad, dramatic and always compelling stories.
A DONATION OF $10 IS SUGGESTED.
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Two Books Where all the Proceeds go directly to the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society (SMHS). Order Now!
Copies of the James Ewell Brown Stuart book can be ordered electronically through franconiamuseum.org. Click on the e-store page. Or you can obtain a copy of the James Ewell Brown Stuart book by sending a check for $32 made out to Don Hakenson, 4708 Lillian Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22310.
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To obtain a copy of the Southern Cavalry Review book just send a check for $42 made out to Don Hakenson, 4708 Lillian Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22310.
Facts continue to emerge about Major General Jeb Stuart's trip to Gettysburg in late June, 1863. Colonel John Singleton Mosby's defense of Stuart involving his route and arrival on the battlefield in the Southern Cavalry Review prompts mention of the uncovering of a dispatch dated June 27, 1863 from Stuart to the Confederate War Department in Washington City. It was printed in the Richmond Whig newspaper on July 3, 1863. In his dispatch, Stuart reported he had taken control of Fairfax Court House and Union forces had moved toward the defenses of Washington City. The dispatch was uncovered during research for an updated volume about Stuart and his life. All proceeds from the book will go to the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society. Although it is unknown if the dispatch ever reached General Robert E. Lee, the Confederate government could have forwarded it via the Shenandoah Valley by telegraph and then on the Lee by way of couriers. Otherwise, how did Lee know to send a courier to Carlisle to call Stuart to Gettysburg? The plot thickens.
As stated in the text box, proceeds from the book that refutes, corrects and expands on issues involving Confederate Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart will benefit the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society.
Written by Society member Carl Sell, the book includes proof that Stuart communicated with Confederate officials during his ride toward Gettysburg in June 1863. Ever since the war, Stuart has been criticized by some people for not keeping in touch with General R.E. Lee at the beginning of the Gettysburg campaign, but recent information uncovered by the author proves Stuart sent at least one dispatch to Richmond while on the way to Gettysburg.
The 274-page book is a fresh look at Stuart’s life, family, leadership and camaraderie with his friends and troops. It brings together both personal and war-time information and incidents, including some that are published for the first time. The result underlines what his admirers have known for a long time-----Jeb Stuart was a highly competent military tactician and leader of troops, as well as a true friend and companion.
The book was inspired by Society member Tom Evans and is dedicated to him as a modern-day Civil War scout. Society past President Ben Trittipoe and author-lecturer Don Hakenson played a major role, along with Tom and Ed Trexler, in making sure what you read is true. Sell found the reference to Stuart’s dispatch from Fairfax Court House on June 27, 1863. Hakenson tracked down the printing of the dispatch in the Richmond Whig newspaper of July 3, 1863. Trittipoe edited and verified content for the book. Evans also checked the content for historic accuracy.
Carl Sell is a former newspaper editor and sportswriter for the old Washington Star newspaper. He has served as Chairman of the Fairfax County Park Authority and a 20-year member of the Fairfax County Planning Commission. He has written two books about his ancestors in the Civil War and three other books for the Franconia Museum, of which he serves as President.
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Stuart-Mosby Civil War Cavalry Museum closed April 2023-- We are desperately Looking for another home!
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