I visited the King-Stuart house in Saltville, VA on Oct. 31, 2009, the house once occupied by Flora Stuart, wife of Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, after Jeb was killed in the battle of Yellow Tavern

Story by Tom Bishop, Executive Director, Patrick County Chamber of Commerce The signage and markers are not well kept, but I easily found the home when I came into Saltville on Main Street and saw the street named, Stuart Rd. Saltville, VA was known as the salt capital of the confederacy during the civil war and was the site of two major battles. From the Virginia Travel (www.virginia.org) web site, I quote: "Irish immigrant William King built this log house in 1795. King was one our nation's early commercial salt producers. Years later, in 1856, William A. Stuart, brother of Confederate hero J.E.B Stuart, purchased the property. After J.E.B. Stuart's death, his widow, Flora, moved into this home with her two small children, where she taught school. Flora later moved to Staunton, VA, and became head of Stuart Hall, an Episcopal school for girls. The structure is locally known as the King-Stuart House. "