Stuart Turns North

Late in the morning of 12 June 1862, Confederate Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and 1,200 cavalrymen reached this intersection on a mission to gather intelligence about Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac. Here Stuart's ...

Site of the Headquarters of the United States Army for 5th Milit

Established in 1868 in an area of five acres. Abandoned in 1870 when headquarters were removed to San Antonio.

Marker can be reached from Trinty St..

Courtesy hmdb.org

Stuart's Ride Around McClellan Begins

Here at Elmont (known as Kilby's Station during the Civil War), Confederate Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart assembled the last of his 1,200 cavalrymen and began his ride around Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac ...

Early Stages of Stuart's Ride Around McClellan

Confederate Brig. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart with his 1,200 cavalrymen rode past this spot on the morning of 12 June 1862, heading west. On a mission to gather intelligence about Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the ...

Spartanburg Town Clock

[Seal of Spartanburg, S.C.]

Mayor Frankin W. Allen 1977-81

Mayor John G. Baeher 1973-1977

Mayor Pro Tem C. Chester Brown, Jr.

Council Members

Jack M. Blasius, Ralph D. Prince

E. Lewis Miller, Hal G. Warlick, Jr.

City Manager

William H. Carstarphen

Architects

Skidemore, Owings & Merrill

Builder

Fiske Carter Construction Co.

April 1979

Symbolic ...

Stuart's Ride Around McClellan

J.E.B. Stuart, on his famous ride around McClellan's army, June 12-15, 1862, arrived here in the early night of June 13, coming from Hanover Courthouse. He rested here several hours and then pressed on to the Chickahominy River, rejoining Lee's ...

Major William Martin “Buck” Walton

January 17, 1832 – July 1, 1915

Mississippi native William M. “Buck” Walton attended the University of Virginia and studied law in Carrollton, Mississippi. In 1853 he moved to Austin, where his first law partner was A.J. Hamilton, later Governor of ...

Texas Highway Department

(Established April 4, 1917)

Early 20th century Texas farmers demanded all-weather access to markets just as automobiles revolutionized transportation for all travelers. Good roads promoters envisioned a central state agency to organize safe, consistent routes. In 1916 the Federal Government offered ...

The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Headquarters

Dedicated to the pursuit of education and humanitarian programs, the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs was founded in 1897. The goal of a permanent state headquarters was realized with the construction of this building in the early 1930s. Designed by ...

Colored Department of the City Hospital / Doctors and Nurses

Colored Department of the City Hospital

The first City Hospital, c. 1841, was located on the South Commons. Called “the Pest House,” its clients were charity patients. The second City Hospital, c. 1894, was built across from Linwood Cemetery. Architectural details ...