J.E.B. Stuart’s October Raid

September 12, 2012 By crossroads

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Confederate cavalry commanded by General J.E.B. Stuart crossing the Potomac River into Maryland at McCoy's Ferry in Washington County, October 10, 1862 (Theodore R. Davis, artist; Library of Congress)

Chambersburg as it appeared when Confederates entered the town on October 10, 1862 (Mr. Davis, artist; Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1862; NPS History Collection)

Confederate soldiers appropriated new military clothing from a store in Chambersburg (Mr. Davis, artist; Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1862; NPS History Collection)

Before leaving Chambersburg, the Confederates burned the towns railroad engine shops and machine shops (Mr. Davis, artist; Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1862; NPS History Collection)

Stuart and his men leaving Chambersburg, sketched October 11, 1864 by John R. Chapin (Library of Congress)

J.E.B. Stuart's Confederates made a circuit around the Union army and crossed over the Potomac River and back into Virginia at Whites Ford (A.R. Waud, artist; Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1862; NPS History Collection)<br />

The raiding Confederates took stolen horses and other plunder back with them (F.H. Schell, artist; Frank Leslie's Illustrated News, November 1, 1862; courtesy of Princeton University Library)

This project has been generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, Frederick Community College, and others. See Credits page for full list.

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Maryland and the Border
in the Civil War

J.E.B. Stuart’s October Raid

Special Collections

Maryland and the Border in the Civil War

J.E.B. Stuart’s October Raid

Special Collections

Maryland and the Border
in the Civil War