Newsletter of Tom Perry's Website Of Patrick County Virginia History
The Free State Of Patrick Internet History Group
Notes From The Free State Of Patrick Volume Four Number Eleven November 2007
"There is nothing new in the world except the history you don't know" -- Harry Truman
"We are the Hokies. We will prevail, we will prevail. We are Virginia Tech. " -- Nikki Giovanni
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This month's newsletter is dedicated to "Aunt Pat"
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Patrick County Schools. They needed to upgrade the Alarm/Warning system for the
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"Go West Young Man"
Tom Perry at the Kansas City KS Civil War Round Table with Debra Coalson Goodrich of Ararat, now Topeka where she, husband Tom and daughter Noel now reside. Left, Debbie at the grave of John Gratton at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Gratton got into a fight with J. E. B. Stuart in the mess hall while at West Point and was killed by Indians in 1854 at Fort Laramie in present day Wyoming. Debbie is working on a dual biography of first ladies Mary Lincoln and Varina Davis, the wives of U. S. President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
Visit Debbie's blog at http://masondixonwildwest.blogspot.com
Click Here To Learn More About My Recent Trip To Kansas and Missouri
Images of America: Patrick County Virginia On Sale October 29, 2007
Click Here To Purchase New Patrick County Photo Book
Formed in 1790, Patrick County is named for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s first
governor, Patrick Henry, who lived in neighboring Henry County. Located along
the border of North Carolina where the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian
Range cross the state line, the “Free State of Patrick” is half piedmont and
half mountain plateau. This dividing geographic feature is reflected in the
mountain people of Scots-Irish and German descent along with English living
below the mountain heights. This divergent population produced tobacco magnate
R. J. Reynolds; Civil War general J. E. B. Stuart and World Series pitcher Brad
Clontz.
Thomas D. Perry grew up in Patrick County’s most historic community
of Ararat. He attended Patrick County High School and, in 1983, graduated from
Virginia Tech. Perry founded the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust,
Inc., in 1990. The nonprofit organization has preserved 75 acres of the Stuart
property, including the house site where James Ewell Brown Stuart was born on
February 6, 1833. Tom is the author of Ascent to Glory: The Genealogy of J. E.
B. Stuart; The Free State of Patrick: Patrick County, Virginia, in the Civil
War; and Stuart’s Birthplace: The History of the Laurel Hill Farm. Perry
produces a monthly e-mail newsletter about regional history from his Web site,
www.freestateofpatrick.com.
PATRICK COUNTY PHOTO BOOK RELEASE NATIONALLY OCTOBER 29
Images of America Patrick County Virginia will be released on Monday, October 29, 2007.
200 photographs from Patrick County's history by Patrick County Historian Thomas D. Perry.
Patrick County Historian Tom Perry, founder of the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace and the Patrick County Internet History Group (The Free State Of Patrick), is pleased to announce the release of his latest book Images of America: Patrick County Virginia by Arcadia Publishing on October 29, 2007. The book, Perry’s fourth on Patrick County History and J. E. B. Stuart contains 200 photographs of Patrick County and will retail for $19.99. This book will be the first nationally released book on Patrick County, Virginia, and will be available at chains such as Barnes and Noble and at websites such as www.amazon.com.
Perry will be at the following places for book signings. Many of these book signings will raise monies for several different groups including the Patrick County Library Book Mobile Fund, Bassett Historical Center Building Fund, History Day Programs at Collinsville Virginia Library and a special benefit program and signing for the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace on November 11 at the Star Theatre in Stuart, Virginia.
BOOK SIGNINGS: Dates, Times and Organizations To Benefit
October 27, Ararat Ruritan Building, Noon to 5 p.m.
(Proceeds to the Virginia Tech Scholarship from National Ruritan Club)
November 2, Rolling Thunder Raceway, Ararat, Virginia, 7 p.m. until
November 3, Just Plain Country Store, Stuart, Virginia, 10 a.m. until noon.
November 4, Smith Reunion, Ararat Ruritan Club 1-3 p.m.
November 10, Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
(Proceeds to the Bassett Historical Center Building Fund)
November 11, Star Theatre, J. E. B. Stuart/Veterans Day Program Admission Charge $3
(Proceeds to the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust)
November 17, Pages Bookstore, Mount Airy, North Carolina 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
November 18, History Day at Collinsville, Virginia, Library 2:30-4 p.m.
(Proceeds to History Day Programs at Collinsville Library)
December 1, Patrick County Library 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
(Proceeds to Bookmobile Fund)
This book will be available locally at the Just Plain Country Store in Stuart, Virginia and from www.freestateofpatrick.com. Perry’s other books Ascent To Glory: The Genealogy of J. E. B. Stuart, The Free State Of Patrick: Patrick County Virginia In The Civil War and Stuart’s Birthplace: The History of the Laurel Hill Farm are available in soft cover from www.freestateofpatrick.com/book.
History to come to life at Stuart’s birthplace
He wrote from West Point, "I might have rambled the dear old hills of Patrick amid the pleasures of a mountain home for a life time." if he had not gone to the academy and the army.
By Geni Dowd geni@surrymessenger.com
ARARAT, Va. — In the days before the Civil War, the streets of Mount Airy were home to one of the men who would later play a key role in its battles. Jeb Stuart, an instrumental general in the Confederate Army, was born five miles from the Mount Airy city limits. Every October, during the first weekend of the month, a Civil War reenactment is held at Stuart’s birthplace. This year it will be Oct. 6 and 7. While few know of James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart and his proximity to Mount Airy, 150 years ago, he could have been seen strolling down Main Street. “This was his hometown,” historian Tom Perry said last week. “This is where he came to church, where his family shopped and picked up their mail. I can’t find any record of any time his family went to Stuart except for court stuff because his father was a lawyer.” Perry said there were many stories of women who say their mothers or grandmothers danced with Stuart at the Mount Airy Hotel. Even during the Civil War, Stuart desired to return to neighboring Patrick County and live out the rest of his days in quiet. “I try to tell people, he is the most important historical figure that walked these streets. Jeb is a historical figure. He almost changed the course of history, not necessarily for the best, but that’s history. It’s not up to me to say who is bad or good,” Perry said. “Good, bad, or indifferent, Jeb was important.” Stuart was born on Feb. 6, 1833. His parents were Archibald Stuart and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart. His father was a lawyer who loved to have a good time, loved to drink, and was the life of a party. His mother, on the other hand, was “a very refined woman, intellectual, and well spoken,” Perry explained. Jeb was one of 11 children, one child perished as an infant, and another died before reaching age 10. The e Stuart family had a 1,500-acre farm, called Laurel Hill, one mile from the Carolina-Virginia state line, where they grew wheat, hay and tobacco and raised cattle. The farm was Elizabeth’s inheritance and was where the Stuarts moved after Archibald lost his. Archibald was the fifth richest man in the county, surpassed only by the Reynolds and the Hairstons. “They were very prominent,” said Perry. “There’s not a lot known about Jeb as a child,” Perry said. Stuart grew up on the farm until he entered Emory and Henry College in 1848. At school, Stuart joined the Methodist church and became a devout Christian. He also joined the temperance movement. “He gave speeches on temperance,” said Perry. “During the war he bought his men copies of scripture. He was deeply religious.” Stuart was the eighth child and the youngest son. His career options were lawyer, preacher or military and he pursued the latter. Stuart went to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in 1854. Stuart wrote to his acquaintances after graduating from West Point, “Write me at Mount Airy, North Carolina,” according to Perry. “It’s like people today in Ararat, they drive to Mount Airy. They don’t drive to Stuart.” In 1855, Stuart was appointed to the 1st US Calvary and married. “He spent seven years total in the U.S. Army,” said Perry. “He rose up to be captain and was a really promising young officer. He was stationed in Wyoming, Kansas and Texas.” During that time, the “very political” Stuart, met Robert E. Lee and became friends with him. In 1861, Virginia seceded from the union. “Stuart resigned from the U.S. Army and offered his sword to Virginia,” Perry said. He became commander of Lee’s cavalry and a major general. “There were 10,000 men on horseback under.” Stuart was a highly competent soldier whose skills in raiding and reconnaissance were unsurpassed in the Confederate army. He was instrumental in the successes of Lee’s forces in the eastern theater, Perry explained. Stuart fought the largest cavalry battle in the history of the western hemisphere at Brandy Station in 1863. “Stuart was 31 when he died May 12, 1864,” Perry said. He was wounded at the battle of Yellow Tavern and died in Richmond where he was buried. “I’ve read every letter ever
written by Stuart and he keeps saying things like, ‘I wonder if we could buy the old farm in Patrick County.’ He obviously loved this place and that’s why I think it’s important to preserve it. He wasn’t a perfect human being, but he was an important one,” Perry said. “He was Lee’s cavalry commander in the Civil War. If the Confederates had won, he could’ve been President Stuart. But if he was going to die, he died at probably the best time—before they started sieging Richmond.” Stuart is most notorious for the Gettysburg battle. “He went on a raid under orders from Lee and he arrived one day late. Many said that if Stuart had been there it would’ve ended differently. Jeb was called ‘Lee’s eyes’ and without Jeb there, Lee was blind,” Perry said. “He fought Custer in a cavalry battle and they fought back and forth for the next year.” It was Custer’s men who gave Stuart his fatal stomach wound. “He lived from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. the next day,” Perry said. “He just became progressively weaker. He was conscious and very much aware of what was going on. The president came to see him and there were five doctors and five ministers there. Shows how important he was.” Supposedly, Stuart’s last word were, “God’s will be done.” Perry said that the last owners of the birthplace were the couple who sparked his interest interested in Jeb Stuart. George and Icy Brown sold the 70 acres to the birthplace group. “Icy got me interested,” said Perry. “They had a picture of Jeb on the end table and had always wanted the place preserved.” The Browns shared with Perry the stories they knew of the Stuarts and the times in which Jeb grew up in. Twenty years ago, Perry began trying to preserve the old farm where Stuart was born and raised. The birthplace now owns 70 acres of Laurel Hill and has five acres across the river where Stuart’s grandfather was buried. The birthplace is on the Virginia Civil War Trail as well as being in the National Registry of Historic Places. It has been preserved through private money and fundraisers. The birthplace has only markers and signs to remember what was once an antebellum farmstead. However, it is a preserved park that is open for people to visit from dawn to dusk. Perry said many come to picnic and walk around or explore the trails. Couples have even been married at the birthplace. “It’s set up to be a park and we just have the reenactment once a year to highlight its ties to Jeb,” Perry said.
I need
to suck in the gut next time there is a camera around. :-)
The Free State Of Patrick Booth At The Patrick County Agricultural Fair
The exhibit entitled "Stuart of Laurel Hill" picture above won a ribbon for educational exhibits at the Patrick County Agricultural Fair in Stuart during September. The exhibit showed every known photograph of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart. Next year I plan to take "Seven Who Gave All: Patrick County In The Vietnam Conflict on display now at the Patrick County Library and shown below.
Patrick County In Vietnam On Display At Patrick County Library
"Seven Who Gave All, Patrick County In The Vietnam Conflict" is on display at the Patrick County Branch of the Blue Ridge Regional Library during the month of October. The exhibit, photos and accompanying book includes a shadowbox of rubbings taken from the Vietnam Soldiers Memorial in Washington, D. C. of the seven men from Patrick County who died in Vietnam. Visit www.freestateofpatrick.com/vietnam for more information.
Donation To Patrick County Library
Tom Perry recently donated copies of all his writings to the Patrick County Branch of the Blue Ridge Regional Library in Stuart, Virginia. Shown above with Librarian Rick Ward, who played J. E. B. Stuart in a play while these two were in high school. :-) These materials are also at the Bassett Historical Center and the Mount Airy Museum of History. While not to be checked out they are there for anyone interested in doing serious research on Patrick County and J. E. B. Stuart history.
Speaking In Saltville
Tom Perry spoke on J. E. B. Stuart in at the Saltville, Virginia, Civil War Symposium on October 6 along with William C. Davis of Virginia Tech. Other speakers include Randall Osborne of Kentucky, Jeff Weaver and Roger Allison. Saltville was the major source of salt during the Civil War for the Confederate States of America. The operation was run by Patrick County native, William Alexander Stuart, brother of J. E. B. Stuart. After the latter's death, Flora Cooke Stuart, widow of J. E. B. Stuart and her two children lived over a decade in Saltville. The cabin she taught school in still stands as does the home of W. A. Stuart, now owned by the Museum of Middle Appalachia, where the symposium was held.
Above in the foreground are the graves of William Alexander Stuart with his two wives Mary Carter Stuart and Ellen Spiller Brown Stuart. Behind them are the graves of William and J. E. B. Stuart's parents Elizabeth and Archibald Stuart, owners of the Laurel Hill Farm in Ararat, Patrick County, Virginia. Also, buried in the cemetery are Mary Stuart Headen, sister of "Jeb" and "Alick," who taught school with Flora Cooke Stuart. Archibald Stuart was buried at Stuart's Birthplace after his death in 1855 until 1952 when he was moved to Saltville to lay beside his wife Elizabeth.
Part of the programming for the Saltville symposium included a demonstration of making salt over an open fire.
Genealogy Corner
"Gerald Hubbard" <skypilot44@windstream.net>
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I am looking to contact
persons who are descendants of Jonathan William Hubbard, his
brothers and sisters, their forefathers and families and also
members of the Barnards, family of Ida Barnard, her kin and
such. thanks so much if you could put me in contact with one or
two and I will take it from there,,,, jerry
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Interesting Link From Supervisor Jonathan Large
http://www.elizabethtownwhitelake.com/history.php
You Can Go To High School Again
On October 9, Tom Perry spoke to four U. S. History classes at Patrick County High School on Patrick County In The Civil War including the classes of Douglas Dunlap and Glen Burnette shown here.
Friday Nights In Ararat
Willis Gap Community Center
Willis Gap Community Center
144 The Hollow Road
Ararat, VA 24053
Willis Gap Community Center holds an open jam session on every Friday night.
(7:00 PM-10:00 PM). The Center has been doing jam sessions successfully for over
5 years. Jammers of all skill levels are invited to attend. Mostly Bluegrass is
played during the jam, the Center also loves Gospel, Country, and Oldies.
Hotdogs, chips, snacks, and drinks are available for purchase. All proceeds of
the Jam Session go to the Willis Gap Community Center. The WGCC is available to
rent for family, community, and church functions. Come out and visit the Willis
Gap Community Center for good friends, good food, and good fun.
Welcome To The New Sponsor Of The Free State Of Patrick Rolling Thunder Raceway
News From The Hollow www.freestateofpatrick.com/ararat.htm
Sponsorship Tent At Rolling Thunder Raceway In Ararat
The Free State Of Patrick is sponsoring a tent at the Rolling Thunder Raceway in Ararat, Virginia, for groups wishing to raise money for their various causes every Friday night. The tent includes an historical display from Tom Perry's photo collection such as "Just Racin With Anthony Terry," which chronicles the racing career of Ararat native Anthony Terry. On October 5, Perry working with Gary and Alesia Nester, owners of the racetrack offered the open table to the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace the night before their Civil War encampment. Perry set up his display "Stuart of Laurel Hill," an exhibit of every known photo of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart.
New Webpages Under Construction
Patrick County Racing History http://www.freestateofpatrick.com/pcracing
If you have photos and stories about racing in the county that you are willing to share please send an email to freestateofpatrick@yahoo.com.
Patrick County History Along The Blue Ridge Parkway http://www.freestateofpatrick.com/brpkway.htm
Tom Perry Opens Retail Booth in Stuart, Virginia
Booth #110 recently opened in the Just Plain Country Store in Stuart, Virginia, is the place to purchase Tom Perry's books along with other books including hard cover fiction, history, civil war and paperback books at reasonable prices. Also, included is an exhibit about the seven men from Patrick County who lost their lives in Vietnam. Click here to learn more about the Just Plain Country Store Antiques and Crafters Mall http://www.justplaincountrystore.com, which is located at 301 South Main Street Suite A, Stuart, Virginia, (276)694-5556.
Perry Donates Photo Collection To Regional Repositories
For Release August 1, 2007, Ararat, Virginia
Patrick County Historian Tom Perry is pleased to announce a donation of over 14,000 photos and images to two regional libraries including the Bassett Historical Center of the Blue Ridge Regional Library, Mount Airy (North Carolina) Museum of History. The main collection is housed in the Special Collections Department of the Carol M. Newman Library at Virginia Tech, Perry’s alma mater, in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Patricia Ross, Director of the Bassett
Historical Center comments: "Tom Perry has completed quite a lengthy project and
one so important for anyone who has a Patrick County connection. These 14,000
plus photographs are an integral part of our area history and such a treasure.
We at the Bassett Historical Center are so fortunate to be one of the facilities
with whom Tom has shared his work, and will be sharing this wonderful project.
Thank you, Tom, for being the historian that you are and for always sharing
your research and exciting projects with others."
Linda Blue Stanfield, Director of the Mount Airy Museum comments: “The Museum is
very fortunate to be the recipient of such a massive collection of photographs
and images documenting the rich heritage of this region. We are indebted to Mr.
Perry for preserving a wealth of information for future generations and for
considering the Mount Airy Museum of History as a repository for his
collection.”
Perry said, “As I have no children of my own to pass this down too, I began this collection of material over twenty years ago and recently began to preserve the many years I have worked to preserve and promote Patrick County history. I do not feel there is anywhere in the county that has staff, facilities or the proper vision to preserve this material. I am sure there are many people and groups who love to horde such material, bury it in their own collections or use it for their own financial gain, but I believe it should be available to the public and more importantly to people and groups who are serious about working together to promote or region through our vast and varied histories.”
The material includes over thirty compact disks with over 14,000 images scanned or photographed by Perry. Include are topics such as the Mount Airy and Eastern Railroad “The Dinky,” Patrick County topics such as covered bridges, places on the national and state registers of history and Perry’s soon to be released photo book and his writings on Patrick County in the Civil War. There are Surry County North Carolina topics and several historical related topics that cross the state line such as George Stoneman’s 1865 raid through the area and history collected along the Ararat River, which flows from Patrick into Surry County. All materials from Perry’s webpage www.freestateofpatrick.com are included. The majority of the material includes Perry’s twenty years working to preserve J. E. B. Stuart’s Birthplace, Laurel Hill, in Patrick County’s most historic community of Ararat, Virginia. Also included are materials relating to Perry’s travels and research all over the country on Civil War General James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart.
Access to the material will be restricted and researchers will have to have Tom Perry’s permission to publish or use the materials.
Bassett Historical Center http://www.brrl.lib.va.us/location_historicalcenter.html
Mount Airy Museum of History http://www.northcarolinamuseum.org/home.asp
Perry Photo Collection http://www.freestateofpatrick.com/perrypictures.htm
Perry Exhibits Photos And Other Materials
Beginning this fall Tom Perry will be exhibiting photos and other materials around the region. First, a revolving exhibit will be at Perry's booth #110 in the Just Plain Country Store in Stuart, Virginia, where Perry's books will be on sale beginning in August. Each year an exhibit is carried around to local festivals. In 2007, an exhibit on "The Dinky" Mount Airy and Eastern Railroad is being carried around. This includes photos of the train when it ran and photos of the discovery of the rails recently along with two topographical taps showing the route of the railroad. It will be on display in the booth beginning in November. In August through September an exhibit on Patrick County in the Vietnam Conflict will be on display in the booth (www.freestateofpatrick.com/vietnam.htm). It includes a shadowbox of rubbings taken from the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D. C. from the seven men from Patrick County who gave their lives in Vietnam. Also, included will be material on one man who came back from Vietnam to make a difference. This exhibit will be on display at the Patrick County Branch of the Blue Ridge Regional Library in October for Veteran's Day and at the Bassett Historical Center in December and January.
Patrick County In The Vietnam Conflict: Seven Men Who Gave All and One Who Came Home
October 2007, Patrick County Branch, Blue Ridge Regional Library, Stuart, VA.
November 11, 3 p.m. J. E. B. Stuart Program at Star Theatre.
November 2007, Just Plain Country Store, Free State of Patrick Booth #110.
December 2007-January 2008, Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, VA.
Two of the rubbings from Vietnam shadowbox to be displayed this fall.
Display About The Dinky Railroad
December-January 2008, Just Plain Country Store, Free State Of Patrick Booth #110.
News From the Website
"We Conquer by continuing"
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Laurel Hill Birthplace of J. E. B. Stuart
Click Here To Take the Online Laurel Hill Tour
New Series Of Books By Tom Perry Beginning In 2008
Click Here To Learn of Tom Perry's Efforts In Promoting Patrick County
FALL PROGRAMS GIVEN BY TOM PERRY
"If Thee Must Fight, Then Fight Well" The Life of Brevet Brigadier General William Jackson Palmer
This talk will focus on Medal of Honor recipient and Delaware native William J. Palmer, who rode with
George Stoneman on his 1865 raid through our area. Palmer, a railroad engineer before the Civil War
went on to found the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and built railroads amassing a fortune after the war.
He retired and left his estate to educational and service organizations.
November 7, Civil War Round Table of Wilmington, Delaware.
J. E. B. Stuart’s Long Ride From Laurel Hill To Yellow Tavern
A slide program begun in 2004 commemorating the 140th Anniversary of the battle that took Stuart’s life.
Presented by Tom Perry, Founder of the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc. This program given over a hundred times all over the country is used as a vehicle to promote Patrick County history and tourism. It covers James Ewell Brown's entire life from birth in Patrick County on February 6, 1833, until his death in Richmond on May 12, 1864.
November 5, Montgomery County Pennsylvania Civil War Round Table.
March 1, 2008, Bassett Historical Center Symposium
Check Out These Links
Virginia Tourism Newsletter http://www.virginia.org/newsletter/enewsletterSep2007.htm
Civil War Preservation Trust News Roundup www.freestateofpatrick.com/cwnews.htm
Copyright 2007 Tom Perry. No material to be used without permission.
Contact Information: Tom Perry P. O. Box 50 Ararat VA 24053 freestateofpatrick@yahoo.com
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The house where the last owner of J. E. B. Stuart's Birthplace, Icy Bowman Brown, grew up is available. Check the link below for more information. The property includes The Hollow Post Office.
http://www.century21.com/buy/property_detail.aspx?tr_key=34074848
