History of the Dan River Park and Ararat, Virginia
Jeb Stuart
Jeb Stuart

Ararat, Virginia is the birthplace of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833 - May 12,1864). Stuart was an American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb" Stuart and was a calvary commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations. While he cultivated a cavalier image (red-lined gray cape, yellow sash, hat cocked to the side with a peacock feather, red flower in his lapel, often sporting cologne), his serious work made him the eyes and ears of Robert E. Lee's army and inspired Southern morale. Stuart established a reputation as an audacious cavalry commander and on two occasions (during the Peninsula Campaign and the Maryland Campaign) circumnavigated the Union Army of the Potomac, bringing fame to himself and embarrassment to the North.
Arguably his most famous campaign, Gettysburg, was marred by his separation from Lee's army for an extended period, leaving Lee unaware of Union troop movements and contributing to Lee's defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg Historians have failed to agree on whether this was the fault of Stuart or of bad luck and Lee's less than explicit orders. The Gettysburg Campaign was also one in which he fared poorly in two of the most significant cavalry battles of the war-Brandy Station and the third day of Gettysburg.

During the 1864 Overland Campaign Union Major General Phillip Sheridan's cavalry launched an offensive to defeat Stuart, who was soon killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern. Stuart was buried in Richmond, Virginia
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