# J. E. B. Stuart's Sabers and Roses Ball of 1862: An Evening's Break from the War - Almost — WHE Article Discussion

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In September 1862, while in Urbana, Maryland, on the Maryland Campaign, Confederate Cavalry General J. E. B. Stuart (1833-1864) decided to take a break from the American Civil War and stage a grand party at the Landon House (also known, since the 1940s, as the Stancioff House), a former silk mill, schoolhouse, and site of the Landon Military Academy.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2950/j-e-b-stuarts-sabers-and-roses-ball-of-1862/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2950/j-e-b-stuarts-sabers-and-roses-ball-of-1862/)._

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