Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-04
Men and "Reminiscences.

\ q correspondent of the Petersburg
Er2rSSss writing from smear Bee
town, Jefferson county, va" sends
that Taper an interesting letter about
revolutionary men and reminiscent
ciesffqh which we make the follow-
ing Htract: .4 r. -.
I lmthe Immediate vicinity Of the
spot trom wHieh j address you,
are III dilapidated and antique resi-
dence, Of three distinguished Major
Gencrls of the American Re+olu.
tion.I Within a radius of one mile
and ahalf, lived, long and weary
years, Fkaries Leo the sinister hero
LOT Monmouth I; lIoratio Gates, the
loser of the battle of Camden and
the Souaern campaign and Adam
Stephen,the early friend of Wash
ingt3n. In this little vilsage-on
whose golen forests | am gazing
under. tn, shadows Of the great
woods iler1relnote from the camps
and the fishing world, these three
warriors rtted out the remainder of
their lives ~ .inglorious repose, the
swords in 10Th -caten scabbards no
more to be -fawn. Here, if 1 mis-
ltakeIIn6t, twpf them died, and soon
even these 4gering memorials OF
| them will GU bic and disappear, as
their figures d, adiag from the gen.
Ieral minda Fl F.: Y =
L Lees houses a hundred PAGES
/ from the little ,semblage of houses
calledby his nae and is aa oblong
building of stoRwith *chimneys at
cacA end and Fmway-low, with q
rude porch, depeiing, as it were;
above the rough COR, and with few
out houses. GatcaiSed somewhat
further from the TOT, in a plain, un-
decorated building; id Stephen pc-
icnpied a mansion bbably built. by
1.-THE carlies pioneers the valley, in
which everything is vail and con
1 fined but the fire place But that is
neither small or coined. Il is
Z crand-cnormous! bound it how
tmany good companion must have
gathered in the oldcn d, and what
sounds of revelry shoothe rafters
/ oyer. You may rcaiof Adam
Stephen in Sparks edLn of the
writings of Washingtonand there
you will find that amonale hardy
, gentlemen who stood sl,ider to
Shoulder with tac youn9hief at
Winchester, when the India rayag-
ia tile valley Il hundred Yrs ago,
was lieutenant Stephen. large
landed proprietor hereabts, he,
E dogstaess fesetted tie trespabf the
! Indians upon lrs grounds, stehisls
/. toward the foot OF the grcaS orth
MoHhtaia--at least, wc4lnowat Inc
; did good service. Me was sfteards
Ian effective officer of the I,evoion-
Z airy struggle, but left the armyout
!, lthe period of the battle of PriHoa
i I--disgwsted at something or OIL ;
and 50 came hither and liyedld
!: diea. Gr-@ I.
or Gates and Lee more is knol;
E the story of the woful quarrel of :
latter With Washington at Monmou
you may resd in full in the yeeenA
published third volume OF lrSins
great work, L ia probable that h
tory will finally show that Lee W
not SO much in the wrong as t
world supposes.. That Re made
stblunder in ordering his forces to I
i treat aud that this retreat re
!, nearly ruined all the plans. of Was
ington, and lost us the battle-this
ftcertain! But it was probably an G
ror of jndgmcnt--not o want of cou
lage. LentzS great picture, he 81
This horse sullsnly before the Chis
whose hot anger flames out-all u
he did and laid afterwards was 81
lien too, unfortunately. High wore
Indignant correspondence Yasl
4 ington cold and liauskty-Ler rasini