Emery County Progress | 1907-06-22 | Page 3 | Fine Statue of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart

FINE STATUE OF GEN J E STUART on may 30 an equestrian statue of the confederate cavalry leader gen eral J E stuart was unveiled at richmond va with appropriate cere monies general stuart was the commander of the cavalry corps of the con federate army of northern virginia when he was mortally wounded at yellow tavern on may 11 1864 at the age of 31 stuart was one of the confederate officers who had their training at west point he served in the united states army in the west for several years before the cayll war broke out and when his native state virginia cast in its lot with the southern cause he resigned and entered the confederate army