Bel Air Manor is a colonial-era plantation manor located in Minnieville, Prince William County, Virginia. Built in 1740 as the Ewell family seat, the home was regularly visited by Thomas Jefferson and
Bel Air Plantation
James Craik (1730–1814), a close friend and personal physician to George Washington, married Mariamne Ewell at Bel Air in 1760. He would later serve as the Surgeon of the Continental Army
Colonel Jesse Ewell (1743–1805) led the county's militia unit during the Revolutionary War. As a wealthy tobacco planter and mercantilist, he hosted many lavish events at Bel Air and entertained many notable guests, including Thomas Jefferson, a college chum, and George Washington, a cousin.
George and Martha Washington on their wedding day. On their honeymoon voyage to Mount Vernon, the couple spent the night at Bel Air on April 5, 1759. As a cousin of the Ewells, Washington was regularly entertained at the mansion.
Richard S. Ewell
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Richard Stoddert Ewell was an American military officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and fo
Bel Air (Minnieville, Virginia)
…where troops were apparently quartered during the winter of 1863–1864. A more notable connection to the Civil War, though, is that Confederate General Richard S. Ewell, who succeeded Stonewall Jackson in command, was the son of Thomas Ewell and grandson of Jesse Ewell, whose silver-hilted rapier he wore into battle…
Malvern Hill, where Ewell fought
Confederate soldier killed in Ewell's attack May 19, 1864, on the Alsop Farm, located near the Harris Farm
Ewell Farm near Spring Hill, Tennessee, 2009