Near Glen Allen in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Stuart’s Mortal Wound

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007

1. Stuart’s Mortal Wound marker

This marker is located next to different one also called Stuart’s Mortal Wound and numbered E 9.

Inscription. Late in the afternoon of 11 May 1864, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, the famous Confederate cavalry commander, was mortally wounded just east of here on Old Telegraph Road while rallying the left of his line during the Battle of Yellow Tavern. As three Michigan regiments of Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer’s brigade fell back after an unsuccessful frontal charge, Pvt. John A. Huff, 5th Michigan Cavalry, fired the shot that struck Stuart in the abdomen. Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee assumed command of Stuart’s forces, as Stuart was carried by ambulance to Richmond. There, in the home of his brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Brewer, Stuart died on the evening of 12 May.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1864.

Location. 37° 39.674′ N, 77° 27.601′ W. Marker is near Glen Allen, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of Brook Road (U.S. 1) and Interstate 295, on

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the left when traveling south on Brook Road. Located just off the I-295 Exit 43C exit ramp. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 935 Ward Rd, Glen Allen VA 23059, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Stuart’s Mortal Wound (here, next to this marker); Battle of Yellow Tavern (here, next to this marker); Yellow Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wickham's Line (approx. 0.6 miles away);

JEB Stuart Death Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007

2. JEB Stuart Death Monument

This monument is located just north of the marker on Telegraph Road.

Anderson Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Liberty Golden Eagle (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mount Olive Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Allen.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Yellow Tavern (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker number is duplicated on a nearby marker, but with different text.

Also see . . . The Battle of Yellow Tavern. From the National Park Service. Includes driving tour instructions. (Submitted on November 28, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Grave of JEB Stuart image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007

3. Grave of JEB Stuart

Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart's grave is located in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2007, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,627 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2007, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.