Last updated: November 19, 2021
Person
Joshua R. Stover
Eric Reiley
Quick Facts
Place of Birth:
Strasburg, Virginia
Place of Death:
Battle of Chancellorsville
Cemetery Name:
Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery
Unit: Co A “Strasburg Guards” of the 10th Virginia Infantry
Rank: Major
Enlisted: May 1861
Muster Out: Died during the Battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863
Photo Credit/Donated by: Mr. Eric Reiley
Description:
Major Joshua Stover was a native of Strasburg, Virginia. Stover served as captain of Company A of the Strasburg Guards. He then became Major of the 10th Virginia Infantry. This unit campaigned with Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson during his 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
Joshua was with Jackson the following spring during his flank attack at Chancellorsville. Unfortunately, Major Stover died during this battle. After the battle he was buried next the shattered limb of Jackson in Elwood Cemetery in Fredericksburg, until his remains were moved to the Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery following the war.
Sources:
· Hennessy, John, and Eric Mink. "The trial and tale of Stonewall Jackson's Arm." Mysteries and Conundrums (blog). Entry posted August 20, 2010. http://npsfrsp.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/the-trail-and-tale-of-stonewall-jacksons-arm-part-1-burying-and-re-burying/.
· Reiley, Eric. Letter to the author.
· Murphy, Terrence. Tenth Virginia Infantry. Virginia Regimental Histories Series. N.p.: H.E. Howard,1989