Boyhood Adventures of General JEB Stuart
Civil War Hero
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My love for the Civil War and its history, which has enriched our heritage, was planted as a seed in the tenth grade history class at
Many of the stories in this book are part of a collection of Oral Histories, taken from the foot of the
It has been my pleasure to have had a part in helping develop the restoration of the “Laurel Hill Property”, archaeological digs, listing the property on the Virginia Register of Historical Places and the National Register of Historical Places. I was the chairman of the Board of Directors during the time that an annual encampment was developed to the point that it was one of the largest in Southern Virginia and North Carolina.
These stories are filled with true and interesting facts about James E.B.Stuart, his family and the first twelve years of his life at “Laurel Hill”. The illustrations are hand painted using watercolor and acrylic paint
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Boyhood Adventures of General JEB Stuart, A Civil War Hero describes some of the unwritten tales told by the descendants of neighbors and friends of the Stuart Family. JEB Stuart’s family farm, Laurel Hill, is in
This writing also gives a true picture as to how families lived and worked in the southern mountains before the Civil War. One story describes a family Christmas during the 1830’s. All the stories contain many adventures that a future General discovered while growing into manhood. The parents of James Ewell Brown taught him morals and values that shaped and followed him his entire life and created a foundation for a man that became an American hero for both the North and the South.
About the Author
Dean Brown grew up a few miles from the original birthplace of James Ewell Brown Stuart and played in the same woods and streams that James did. Brown is a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans served on the Board of Directors of the JEB Stuart Trust and was President for over four years. He was instrumental in getting Laurel Hill, Stuart’s birthplace, placed on the National Register of Historical places and listed as one of
Brown is a retired teacher of 41 years; most of his time spent as a teacher in prisons and alternative schools through out the South. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University of North Carolina.