The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-10-10
Letter from Virginia.
CoScoRD, Va, Sept, 1873.

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DEAR SIR AND FRESD;-l write YOU
a few lines, am no" at Concord,
Va, near the memorable place where
Gen. Lee surrendered. ] thought
some of the survivors Of the lst len
nessee Regiment would be interested
in little sketch by comrade Of some
things he saw in tho upper valley OF
virginia, and in Lexington, the laoi
resting place Of Generals Lee and
StonewaII Jackson.
| spent three or four days al Salem
at the head Of the Valley, 1t is Il
beautiful town. and was then filed
with Southern refugees aud pleasure
seekers, and it Is thus filled every year,
and SO most Of the little towns and
watering places are filed with summer
boardcrs from the extreme South.
DO not find many prctticr towns
than Winchester, Tenn. and why IS II
that Winchester has not her share oil
p,easurc-scckersl 1t is beautifully
situated, and has fine mountain scenery,
though not 80 rugged aud Tory as the
historical Allegheny and Blue Ridge
Ia it not because her citizens do not
advertise | lnd advertisements and
illustrated circulars Of those places ev-
erywhcrc 90,
We'll, took the stage for FincastIe,
BotrtourL county, at Bousacks Sta
ton. Miss o. Il. r. The stage was
numbering old vehicle, built after pat
tern which | imagine was used one
hundred years ago. The country is
rolling, Ike Lincoln county. The
roads are very rough. The stage CON
tanned only two pa"sen9crs-not
enough to keep the body OF the We
acIe steady, and we were bounced
about in very unpleasant manner l
thought it wonder We were not
thrown out Of the windows. After our
heads had come in contact u few times
with the frame Of the stage, wo asked
the driver, with some emf basis, why
the company did not have more
comfortable and modern vehicle for
passengers. He replied that no spllng
wagon would stand the roads like an
old-fashioned stage. We left Bousack
at 4 y. IN, and arrived at FlncastIc a.
0 u. m.--disrance IS miles Put up at
Western Hotel, the genial landlord of
which il above eighty years OF aye
We passed through settlement, OF a
rpliJIOus sect called Dunkarj,--a very
thrifty class of farmers They know
nothing Of hard times, because they
stay out Of debt. They bNptj2c their
members ny dipping them three times.
face foremost, and celebrate the jewish
Passover before they take the Sacra
ment. They dress in rather Quaker
style. Yong ladies Of sweet six
teen and upwards are required tc
wear sun onncts to church, and caps
like our grandmOthers used to wear
Fncastle 10 a pretty place, situated
on the top aud slopes Of several hills
II ar the Blue Ridge. The town aud
county is place Of considerable inter
est to me, as my grandfather EN- grated
from this county to Franklin county,
Tenn, siXty-one years ago. In TACT,
all my ancestors came from here |
heard of quite \ number of my name,
and the names Of Gross, Young and
Custer. names familiar in Franklin
county, and whose ancestors emisratcd
Iloh HtIU uall tthbhlV NJ ~ N"'t'
Took stage for Lexington, Va, 81
miles distant. Crossed James river at
Buchanan. The Valley is quite mar
row here Passed the Natural Bridge,
which | have not time now to describe.
met, while at Glade Springs, Wash
ington county, Va, DR.. W. l. Dunn,
who was Surgeon on duty AT Rich
mond during the war, and waited on
Col. Turncy while :herc wounded. He
sends his kindest regards to Judge
Turncy. | met, at the same place, our
former genial townsman, j. c. O'Rcar
Esq. who is prosperous citizen of
that place, and has recently built him a
handsome residence,
l go to-day to City Point, on the
James river. Please send me q copy
Of he Home Journal 10 that point
would like SO much to see n copy at
this time.
| will perhaps ~ritcyou again of my
trip to Lexington, Washington county,
Bristow Station and Manassas juno.
ton. Yours truly,
G.. ". BOWERS.
Every DaDer in this Conprcssional