Class of 1854

James Ewell Brown Stuart: Born Feb. 6, 1833, Patrick Co., VA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1850, to July 1, 1854, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Mounted Riflemen, July 1, 1854.

Served: on frontier duty, en route to Texas, 1854‑55, — Scouting

(Second Lieut., Mounted Riflemen, Oct. 31, 1854)

against Mescalero Apache Indians, 1855, — and at Ft. McIntosh, Tex.,

(Second Lieut., 1st Cavalry, Mar. 3, 1855)

1855; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1855; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1855, — as Quartermaster, 1st Cavalry, July 5, 1855, to May 31, 1857, — Sioux Expedition, 1855, — Ft. Leavenworth,

(First Lieut., 1st Cavalry, Dec. 20, 1855)

1855‑57, quelling Kansas Disturbances, — Cheyenne Expedition, 1857, being engaged in the Combat on Solomon's Fork, Kan., July 29, 1857, where he was severely wounded, — Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., 1857, — Convoying Santa Fé mail, 1857, — Ft. Riley, Kan., 1858, — Utah Expedition, 1858, — and Ft. Riley, 1858‑59, quelling Kansas Disturbances, — on leave of absence, 1859; as Volunteer Aide-de‑Camp to Colonel R. E. Lee on the Harper's Ferry Expedition to suppress John Brown's Raid, 1859; and on frontier duty at Ft. Riley, Kan., 1859‑60, — Kiowa and Comanche Expedition, 1860, being engaged in a Skirmish near Bent's Fort, Col., July 11, 1860, — and at Ft. Wise, Col., 1860‑61.

Captain, 1st Cavalry, Apr. 22, 1861.

Resigned, May 14, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States,a
and was Mortally Wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Va.

Died of Wounds, May 12, 1864, at Richmond, Va.: Aged 31.

Buried, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.