Eyewitness to the Last Moments of J.E.B. Stuart

One of the larger than life figures in the Confederate army, Heros von Borcke, came from his native Prussia to America in 1862 for the singular purpose of fighting for the South. He landed on the staff of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, and became his Chief of Staff. In the passage from von Borcke's memoirs, he recounts the last moments of his commander after his mortal wounding at Yellow Tavern in 1864.

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[richiephillips]

Thank you for the video. I find as I age that I enjoy reading about the war less and less because I give more thought to the pain and suffering of so many people and animals.

[johndavenport]

I have never heard of Von Borcke so this was very interesting. Thanks

[tbone]

Mortally wounded by a dismounted cavalryman of Custer's Michigan Brigade...most likely Private John A Huff of Company E, Fifth Michigan cavalry, who was also a veteran of the Second U.S. Sharpshooters. Huff was reported to have shot Stuart within pistol range with a Colt .44 caliber round into Stuart's abdomen. Stuart died the following day. Others have also claimed Stuart was killed by cavalrymen from the First and/or Seventh Michigan. However, most recorded accounts point to Huff as Stuart's killer.

[npdcpa]

A very interesting view into the room during Stuart's last moments. Thanks for finding and sharing!

[althesmith]

Borcke was something of a bodyguard for Stuart as well. He was a very proficient swordsman and shot.

[Enfield-]

His book is great. As this was the first time he had been in America, he described everything he saw and experienced. As we would not comment on alot of this, because we grew up here. He and Stuart were a pair. The both had a sense of humor. The german vandalized his grave in Europe during World War 2.

[sharons]

I always thought that Robert E Lee was the man Stuart loved most. They had a very close relationship, more like father and son.

[FuzzyWuzzy]

When Jeb Stuart was younger, his mother made him swear to never touch alcohol. He kept that promise even as he suffered in agony on his death bed.

I read Von Borcke's book many years ago. It truly was an excellent book. He was an ardent defender of General Stuart's reputation in the years after the war when others attempted to make a scapegoat of him for the Confederate loss at Gettysburg.

He returned to Germany after the war and kept a Confederate battle flag flying over the castle he resided at until his death.

[lemonator]

It is one of the best war memoirs of ALL TIME. Let alone of the Civil War. The only one that comes close imo is "Le soldat oublié" by Guy Sajer, Eastern Front WW2.

Or "One Very Hot Day" by David Halberstam. Vietnam.

[markherron]

Jeb Stuart is 6 of Spades ♠♠♠♠♠♠REST IN POWER Blessings and HUGS! 👑💜

[Baseballnfj]

Heros Von Borcke's sword is on display in Gettysburg National Military Park visitor center

[lindanorris]

why does nobody have a decent microphone that does not fade or cut out?

[amain]

Dear Sir, have watched several of your videos; nicely done, well researched. I have one suggestion for you. Have you not noticed how lopsided your goatee is? Center the patch beneath your lip over the patch on your chin, and shave the right side of it to match the left. Appearance matters! Respectfully, your fellow Civil War buff.

[UNBIASEDMEDIA]

I found a Portrait of J.E.B. Stuart in a thrift store.

[althesmith]

Von Borcke was in his 20s, not his 30s. He was born 1835.

[robertschultz]

Didn't they sing his favorite hymn before he died rock of angels and he tried to follow but didn't have the strength?

[MsLane]

All sources in this contemporary generation erroneously refer to J.E.B. Stuart's full given name as James Ewell Brown. His name was James ELWELL Brown, not EWELL.

[bamabuckeye]

One has to wonder if he (Von Borke) didn't make all this up to sell a book.

[wmschooley]

Ah yes! Von Borcke take on the “good death” Victorian trope. Not a very creative fiction. But at the time it did sell.

[emmgeevideo]

Odd smile at the intro to the subject of "Last Moments of J.E.B. Stuart". I am a military history buff and acknowledge that reading about history and watching videos is very intellectually stimulating and even entertaining. But when speaking of death and destruction, I think it should be approached with more solemnity.