Flora Cooke/Cook

1836 - 1923  (87 years)

• Name	Flora Cooke/Cook
  Born	3 Jan 1836	Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 May 1923	Norfolk, Virginia
  Buried	Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I18263	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family	Major-General James Ewell Brown 'Jeb' Stuart,   b. 6 Feb 1833, Patrick County, Virginia ,   d. 12 May 1864, Richmond, Virginia  (Age 31 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1855	Fort Riley, Kansas
  	Type: by Captain David Clarkson
  Children	1. Flora Stuart,   b. 15 Sep 1857, Leavenworth, Kansas ,   d. 3 Nov 1862, Lynchburg City, Virginia  (Age 5 years) + 2. James Ewell Brown 's/o Jeb' Stuart,   b. 26 Jun 1860, Fort Riley, Kansas ,   d. 28 Nov 1930, Highland County, Florida  (Age 70 years)   3. Virginia Pelham Stuart,   b. 9 Oct 1863, Lynchburg City, Virginia ,   d. September 9. 1898, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 34 years)
  Last Modified	29 May 2021
  Family ID	F6692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Flora Stuart (nee Cooke) p18263FloraStuart(neeCooke).jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Major General J.E.B. Stuart-Death Announced by General R. E. Lee Staunton Spectator May 31, 1864
  		Major General J.E.B. Stuart-Death Notice Staunton Spectator May 17, 1864
  		Flora Cooke Stuart-Obit The Greenville News May 11, 1923
  		Death Certificate-Flora Stuart(nee Cooke) florastuart.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6927972. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=986. James Ewell Brown ?J.E.B.? Stuart Birth 6 Feb 1833 Patrick County, Virginia Death 12 May 1864 (aged 31) Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia Burial: Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia,Parents: Parents: Archibald Stuart (1795 - 1855) Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart (1801 - 1884) Civil War Confederate Major General. After graduating from West Point in 1854, he became a first lieutenant in the United States Army 1st Cavalry, and an Indian fighter in the west. In 1859, he was sent with orders for Robert E Lee to go to Harpers Ferry to stop the raid of John Brown. After Brown's raiders were surrounded in the town, Stuart volunteered to issue the ultimatum to Brown before the final assault. In April of 1861, he was promoted to captain, but he resigned to join the Confederate Cavalry. He was promoted several times in the first few months of the war, eventually becoming a Major General in July of 1862. He led the cavalry in the battles at Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg, and many others. He also led many raids around the Union army that boosted Southern morale, as well as providing valuable intelligence. He was wounded in a cavalry battle in Yellow Tavern, on the outskirts of Richmond, on May 11, 1864, and died the next day in the capital city.