Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-31
ooioneI. jaime. and William stuart.

GOtOneBs james ana "iiilhM stuAFhs
We perceive that most Of the correspondents OF the
press spell the names OF these galAn. officers stewart
This Is an error The true name is Stuart. They are
both of the Augusta family Of Suarts Aad o. ScOte
Ihsh extraction
Gel James T. B. Stuart Of tbs Confederate CsvalGv,
Is son Of the late Hon. Archibald Stuart OF Patrick
county uho frequently represented his county aud Dis
tric in the Legislature Of Virginia 10 the Conventions
OF 1880 aud 1880, and n Congress His mother
Miss Psanin Of Patrick county His grandfather was
Judge Alexander Stuart who sAs native CT Augusta
county but Afterwards lived in Campbell, aud su5se-
auently in Redmond where hs held the position OF
Member OF the Executive OGuRel. Near the close OF
the war OF 1874 Alexander Stuart and h too iLtiua
friends William Writ sad Dabney Carr were appointed
colonies Of three regiments -hsh &c sas proposed o
raise, but the restoration Of p'aes rendered 1t unnSc
sAry for thea to take the field He haaiy removed to
Missouri where lie Speaker OF the House OF Repre-
sentatves Of that State and at different times Judge
Of the United States and State Courts.
COL William D. Stuart 10 a son OF the late ThOmss
Jefferson Stuart Of stAuntOn who freqasUdy represent
ed Augusta county in the Legislature His mother WAS
Mss Dabney, OF Redmond. His grandfather Nas
JadSe Archibald Stuart OF Stanton, Who Gled many
distinguished positions in Virginia, having bsea mtm
Der of the House of Delegates for several sessions
member of the Convention of l7s5, which ratified the
Federal Constitution member Of the Senate Of Virginia
in 1889, and for 80 years Judge Of the General
Court Of Virginia He also the eleetOr OF he Re
publican ticket from lsOI to 1925.
Judge Archibald and Ale lnder Stuart brothers
The former died in July, 1882; the latter came from
Missouri on visit Of eondolsuee the family of his de
-, NJ akanai md iai in
December 1882 The two brothers we're buried side b
side In the old cemetery Saun.On. These t~o gentle
men we're soas Of Ns Alexander Stuart ShO commanded
q regiment Of Augusta volunteers at the battle Of Gull
ford Courthouse. Two horses were killed under bin
during the battle aud he himself vas severely wounded
and taxed prisoner, but was subsequently exchanged
The American prOgshiior Of the whole family Of TIE
etuarts Of Augusta Was Archibald Stuart, sometimes
called ARIEL He held the position Of 9sjor IN regi-
men: Which engaged 10 the rebellion Of ll3. when
that rebellion suppressed the Iii ;ers, Col Ross
Major Stuart and Capt kAIr we're obliged 10 dee from
their native land They sough. refuge IL PenRsyl's
Ma where they remained until about l7si, shen thgy
migrated to Virginia Stuart settled in Augusta coun'y
and Ross who had for the purpose Of concealmtui,
changed hs name TO Rose and adopted the clerical pro
fsssion) aud Mari crossed the mountain TO Amherst;
county The Rose family Of Nelson aud the adjacent
counties are believed be the descendants Of this Col
Ross Capt Mari also lett many descendants, and It Is
no; Improbable that the gallant Captain j. Mari, the
rs martyr 10 the present glorious struggle for freedom
and constitutional rights may have been scion OF the
old stock of rebels" Il would SEEM from Occurrences
Of the present war that the race las not degenersfd
Col Stuart Of the cavalry is about twenty nine years
of are and biz cousin Lieut. Col Stuart OF the Infantry
il thirty The former graduated at Wes' Pont-the lat
ter at the Virginia Military Institute Both have thus
far acquitted themselves well 10 their respective spheF'
Of action Manassas and Bethel Should the war con-
.inue long, they both young enough TO be heard
from agAin-ani dsubt not tina; the report vii be
such a becomes men OF courage, sail and honor.