Rob's Historic Sites

The King-Stuart House in Saltville, Virginia, where JEB Stuart's wife lived following his death. This historic log cabin was built around 1795 by Irish immigrant William King, an early commercial salt producer in the region. In 1856, William Alexander Stuart, brother of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart, purchased the property. (most photos taken Oct 2024, RJ) After J.E.B. Stuart’s death at the Battle of Yellow Tavern in 1864, his widow, Flora Cooke Stuart, moved to the house with her two young children, (James Ewell Brown Stuart Jr. and Virginia Pelham Stuart), to live with William Alexander Stuart and his family. Flora, honoring her husband’s wish to raise their children in the South, resided in the King-Stuart House for about a decade and opened a school there with her sister-in-law, Mary Stuart Headen, to support herself and educate her children. Two major battles occurred in Saltville, Virginia. During the First Battle of Saltville (October 2, 1864), Confederate forces ...

This is the Mills County Courthouse and Confederate Memorial, located on the courthouse square in Goldthwaite, Texas. The monument was erected in 1915 to commemorate and memorialize residents who served in the Confederate States Army during the War Between the States (1861–1865). Funded by public donations, the Self Culture Club, Jeff Davis Camp 117, and the United Confederate Veterans, the monument features a Confederate soldier statue on a column and lists the names and units of Confederate veterans. The monument is situated near the Mills County Courthouse, a Classical Revival building completed in 1913 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (photos taken May 26, 2019) The courthouse grounds have historical significance, notably hosting the 1905 Confederate Reunion, the county’s largest public gathering. In 2020, the square drew attention when locals guarded the Confederate monument amid rumored protest threats. Goldthwaite, Texas, is a small city and the count...

Salute! Williamson County Confederate Memorial in Georgetown, Texas! This Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, located on the south side of the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown, Texas, is a 21-foot-tall memorial erected in 1916 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It features a statue of a Confederate soldier, the Confederate States of America emblem, and the Confederate battle flag, with an inscription dedicating it “in memory of the Confederate soldiers & sailors.” Unveiled on November 10, 1916, the monument was intended to honor Williamson County residents who fought in defense of home, family, homeland, and the principles of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The ceremony featured speeches by Williamson County Judge Richard Critz and Katie Daffan, Texas president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The city of Georgetown was named after legislator George Glasscock who had served in the Confederacy and donated the land. The pop...

BEFORE & AFTER the recent landscaping at Coffee County Courthouse grounds in Douglas, Georgia! What a difference removing all those trees made. It's much better IMO. The Confederate Memorial is more clearly seen in the foreground now. BEFORE photo taken Sept 2022. AFTER photo recently taken Feb 2025. -RJ Coffee County was created by Act of the Legislature in 1854 and is named for Gen John Coffee who served in the Indian Wars and was a Member of Congress in 1833-36. Dedicated on October 14, 1911, the Confederate War Memorial was erected by the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). The monument’s inscriptions include: “In memory of our Confederate Soldiers” (east face), “1861-1865” with crossed flags (north face), and “Erected by the Robert E. Lee Chapter, UDC. Oct 1911” (west face). “It [Lincoln’s war on Americans] was as perfect an act of despotism as can be conceived. It was a coup d’etat in every essential feature.” The London Sa...