Virginia Stuart Mounted Artillery Battalion (Confederate)
8/28/62
Battle - Second Bull Run - Prince William County, Virginia
After the early summer collapse of the Union Peninsula Campaign offensive to capture Richmond, Robert E. Lee sought to move his army north and threaten Washington DC before Union forces could regroup.READ MORE
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major John S. Saunders
MajorJohn S. Saunders
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor, and Major General Richard H. Anderson
Brigadier GeneralRoger A. Pryor
Major GeneralRichard H. Anderson
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Richard H. Anderson
Major GeneralRichard H. Anderson
12/13/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major John Pelham
MajorJohn Pelham
12/13/62
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Robert F. Beckham
MajorRobert F. Beckham
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General J. E. B. Stuart
Major GeneralJ. E. B. Stuart
4/30/63
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
6/9/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General James E. B. Stuart
Major GeneralJames E. B. Stuart
6/9/63
Battle - Brandy Station - Culpeper County, Virginia
> *As we emerged from the woods into an open space or field where our mounted skirmishers were deployed, it was clearly discovered that our troops were confronted with a heavy line of infantry, who, with weapons of a longer range than that of our carbines, were dismounting our men at a fearful rate, whilst they were unable to inflict any punishment upon the enemy. As Colonel Devin approached the skirmish line, he at once became the target for the Rebel sharp shooters and, the way the minnie balls were whiz…READ MORE
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Division - Major General J. E. B. Stuart
Major GeneralJ. E. B. Stuart
7/1/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
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