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Our Speaker will be Marc Thompson talking about Remembering the Cause-Taxes and Tariffs on the South.

DECEMBER 5, 2026 AT 10:30 AM

THE STUART-MOSBY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF COL JOHN SINGLETON MOSBY AT HIS GRAVESITE IN WARRENTON CEMETERY.

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND!!!!!

The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society will hold its annual celebration of the birth of Col. John Singleton Mosby on Saturday, December 5, 2026.

The event once again will be held at Mosby’s gravesite in the Warrenton Cemetery beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Col. Mosby was born in Powhatan County, Va., on December 6, 1833, and the ceremony will honor the 191st anniversary of his birth.

Attendees will be entertained with a description of COL Mosby and his life.

Current SMHS President Eric Buckland and Past SMHS Presidents Ben Trittipoe and Don Hakenson will be speaking at the event.

Following the ceremony, at approximately 11:30 a.m., those interested can join together for a friendly lunch at Molly’s Irish Pub (36 Main Street, just east of the Fauquier County Courthouse) in Warrenton. Each person will be on their own for payment.

Hanover Dragoons Camp #827 and Brig General W C Wickham SCV Camp #2250 are having a headstone dedication service to remember these 4 Hanover soldiers who died and were placed in numbered only graves at Oakwood Cemetery. They now have individual headstones and are no longer forgotten.

Pamplin Historical Park
Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, 2026

30th Annual Civil War Symposium: Hot Heads! Quick Tempers & Rash Actions – Speaker Spotlight: Chris J. Hartley.

Hartley is the author of several nonfiction books. His latest book is Confederate General D.H. Hill: A Military Life (Savas Beatie, 2026). It’s the first full-length biography of that controversial Civil War general. Prior to that, Hartley wrote The Lost Soldier (Stackpole Books, 2018). It follows the ordeal of a World War II draftee and his family from the home front to the Huertgen Forest. Hartley also authored Stoneman’s Raid, 1865, which was published by John F. Blair, Publisher. The book won the Willie Parker Peace Prize from the N.C. Society of Historians and was named a finalist for the Ben Franklin Award in History from the Independent Book Publishers Association. The Historic Salisbury Foundation has honored Hartley with a Preservation Education and Publication Award for his work on Stoneman’s Raid. Hartley is also the author of Stuart’s Tarheels: James B. Gordon and his North Carolina Cavalry. The first edition, from Butternut & Blue, received the UDC’s Jefferson Davis Award.

Hartley will speak on Major General D. H. Hill at this year’s conference to be held on Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Pamplin Historical Park’s Education Center in Petersburg, Virginia. “Hot Heads!: Quick Tempers & Rash Actions” explores seven fiery Civil War commanders who let anger get the best of them both in and out of uniform. Visit this link for more information https://conta.cc/3RVReal and pre-registration is required as space is limited. Hartley is one of seven outstanding historians this year and the others are; James A. Hessler, Robert I. Girardi, Dr. Brooks D. Simpson, Dr. Christopher S. Stowe, Jeffry Wert and Dr. Brian Steel Wills.

Civil War & Militaria Show & Sale Books, Relics & Memorabilia

This Fall’s Northern Virginia Civil War & Militaria Show & Sale will be held on Saturday September 19^th from 9 am to 4 pm at the

Arlington-Fairfax Elks Lodge
8421 Arlington Boulevard
Fairfax, Virginia 22203 …….. 1 mile from Beltway Exit, Route 50 West

The event is sponsored by the Frank Stringfellow SCV Camp

Vendors Welcome
Admission $5 per person.

Our speaker, Gregg Clemmer will speak on Robert E. Lee.

Robert E. Lee: The History You Were Never Taught
With Confederate statues and indeed Southern history grabbing headlines across our country in recent months, it might be interesting if we took a look at pages of our history rarely read. Robert E. Lee’s memory is especially under review — if not attacked. But the former Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia’s most enduring legacy is one few recognize, and one we should all be grateful for.

Our speaker, LTC (R) Eric Buckland will speak on “Mosby’s Rangers-Eight Path to Destiny” and Joe Bryan for whom Bryan Park is named after.

Colonel John Singleton Mosby & the 43^rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry

 The concept for Lee-Jackson Memorial Park was announced publicly at the annual Lee-Jackson Day events in Lexington, Virginia in January 2023.  The park had only been an idea a few weeks earlier, but by the end of the month we had a contract completed and closed on Phase I of the project in February that same year.  By early March we held our first volunteers workday to clear trees and debris for the installation of the flag site which was sponsored by the Virginia Flaggers.  Since then the park has grown with additional land purchases and lease agreements as we work towards the ultimate goal of creating a roughly 20 acre outdoor historical park and museum.

Lee Jackson Memorial Park

Memorial Day Service will be held at the Pelham Confederate Memorial Chapel on May 25th at 10:00 am

Our speaker will be John Quarstein with the Mariner’s Museum, speaking on the Battle of Hampton Roads between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack).