Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS
MY DRIVE
TO THE
Il A II B E G. u E:
REVOLUTT0SARYR "REMINISCENCES
OLD DOMINION.
OLD DOMINION.
tCoSTiNvEp FRnx orR LAST issrEl

He landed in Maryland. and in the spring Of
lIis he settled at Frcdericksburp. Virginia.
where he eOEtinUcd to resida. prActicin, HE pro-
fession with snccess until the spring Of 1854
when, at the solicitation Of William FairfaS.~
be agreed 10 enter the service aud by Mr.. Fair.
fax's directions, Col Washington called Mt his
house and left hin, "a commission for the first
eapiaincy,' in consequence Of which be forth
With repaired to u,e frontier aud raised a com,
pany. lie was with Washington al the battle
II the ''GIeai Meadows" and was included in
the capitulation Of Port Necessity. H. the fol-
lowing year he accompanied Brad,loct on his
Inflated march toward Fort du Qaesne, Aad
was wounded NJ the disastrous dofs,., Of che otI
Of July. On this expedition Il is probable that
his hrst acquaintance began ,yith Gates, who
was then captain Of an independent compa-
ny Of Royal Americans. and was also wounded
"on the fatal field of Braddock"
The events in III public life Of Stephens
throughout the seven years war constitute "A
part Of the well-knoNn history Of that period.
When The Revolutiop began. b. Wa early in
t'e field. AH1 did good service in defcucr Of the
liberties Of bis adopted country
Having risen o. the rAEk of ma;or-reDernl h..
was deprived Of his command after the bKtile
Of Germantown. by what is now believed to
have been an unnecessarily harsh sentence Of
the courtmartial. The only public position be
appears subsequently, 60 have ilicd was that of
a member Of the Virginia Convention Of ITss.
when be voted for the ratification OF the FEEDER
al Constitution
II is an extraordinary coinoideBce, that lee.
Gates, and stephens all born in Great Britain.
all captains on this continent in the old French
War, all woun,iel in that war all active and
efficient promoters of the cause Of the eoionists
in the morning OF the ReVolntioa-a ahould, after
having respectfully reached the rank OF major.
general, have been eodrt- -martialod and ,irprived
Of tlu,ir commands. aud finally be found living
Together ON adJaceni farms ia tise same local..
ty.
but We arr loi,erng by the way, and a, thi.
rate all never reach tie BarJecue
Approaching Shsphcr,ls,ovn. We overlook
gr,at number of vehicles ct almost every form
and fashion. from d numbering low-wnug hsni.
ily coach 70 The ratilng one horse wagon. out II
which bright faces sniled upoH she happy groups
of horsemen and pedestrians who were all har-
/ ryiug along together toward the place of our
destination and When Nc reaehed the suburbs
Of the town. finding Il somewhat difficult to
drive through ts dens,iy erovdsd streets 70 the
principal h0tcl, We concluded thar Il would h.
better for us 70 60 direetly oui 10 ihe barbecue
! grounds an sdyanec u he procession.
A. ve turned ~ 10 20, ny coiapan,un. dirert.
I ing 10y attention 20 small brick building lit
~ back from tbs street. and apparently a ~
I cent erpct,op. remarked that Il stood upou she
si,s formerly occupied By m residence of JsH,e.
I Rnmacy
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aIls wss Gs i-e--ior oT ~ sies,- boai va
ny friends vply
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rerr tis Erst eh0
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tor. .n,erupiiug nss IA ilz msiils " ihe ser.
teiee 'Fit and Fgltos were not H. 6r,t by
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s.haol-boots. and fhe world is oootntsd - b.
isgs it No ar taFoes Ruuisey vss us
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sis,a a. a unanlepoesf in nsF.aatsu ss-
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80 prinrip'.s a D. asse,rery tio ysss before
ssd ohtain.-i t.s approval col snso..rie- -assu'
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