Stuart's Ride Around McClellan Begins

Stuart's Ride Around McClellan Begins (HMABJ)

Location: Ashland, VA 23005 Hanover County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 42.838', W 77° 29.697'

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Here at Elmont (known as Kilby's Station during the Civil War), Confederate Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart assembled the last of his 1,200 cavalrymen and began his ride around Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac on 12 June 1862. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had instructed Stuart to gather intelligence, especially about the location of the army's flanks, and to disrupt Federal supply and communication lines. The Southern cavalrymen rode about 80 miles in the next 72 hours. Less than two weeks later, Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson led his men down many of the same Hanover County roads, benefiting from the information Stuart had collected.

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HM Number	HMABJ
Tags	US Civil War
Marker Number	E 120
Year Placed	2002
Placed By	Department of Historic Resources
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 9:48pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 280084 N 4177009
Decimal Degrees	37.71396667, -77.49495000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 37° 42.838', W 77° 29.697'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	37° 42' 50.28" N, 77° 29' 41.82" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	804
Closest Postal Address	At or near 11230-11260 State Rte 626, Ashland VA 23005, US
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