Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF MISS ALBERT
GALLATIN.

| FIRST APPEARANCE OF MISS ALBERTE
GALLATIN.
The lovers Of good plays should crowd
| the Opera House tonight and tomorrow
night, to witness ''As Y on Like 1t" and
"Ingomar," ss rendered by fFst-class
company supporting the rising Southern
star, Miss Alberta Galatin, who makes
her first appearance here. She is accom-
panied by her grandmother, Mrs. Judge
Bowlin, widow of Hon. James Bowlin,
at one time member of Congress from
Missouri, and afterwards Minister to New
Granada, Paraguay, etc. A resident of
this city who was member of Gen. Jen-
kin's Brigade. Miss Galatians father, dur
ing the civil war. sends us the following
sketch concerning that brilliant young
actress:
Miss Alberta Gallatin is the daughter
of that gallant cavalryman, Gen. Albert u.
Jenkins, Her grandfather, William .Jen-
kins, was a native of Rockbrldge, in
which county he married IA sister Of Gov.
Albert GallatIn McNutt Of Mississippi,
and afterwards removed to Cabell county,
in West Virginia, where be purchased the
famous Green Bottom estate, which Vlr-
ginia once presented as a gifG to Wash
ington. At the beginning of the late war,
her father resigned a seat in Congress.
and Offering his sword to his native State,
began his valuable services in her behalf
by organizing cavalry brigade, after
wards under command of McCausland.
His first field Of action was West Virgin
ia, where for daring deeds no man sur
passed him. Among them was his famous
raid around the army of Gems. Cox and
Rosecrans, during which with only about
one hundred men he reached and fOrded
the Ohio river at RayensWood, recrOSsing,
it again in safety after a successfully
foray into the enemy's country. TO show
that the disproportinn between the results
attained and the force engaged in it made
this one of the most successful enterprl-
ses Of the war, it is enough to say that
be started with only five hundred men,
and that after capturing and paroIiDg
over three times that number, he return
ed with a brigade three thousand strong,
recruited during The rapid marching and
fighting Incident to such movements.
In 1868 his command was ordered to
join Lees army in the movement into
Pennsylvania, and having been assigned
position on the left Of tie Confederate
line, bad the honor by command of Gen.
Stuart of opening the battle of GettYs-
burg at noon on the 3rd Of July.
He afterwards sealed his devotion to
his country by giving his life for it at the
battle of Cloyd g farm.
His daughters coming to our city will
recall to his old soldiers here many vivid
reecllections of her father, and not the
least pleasant among them a memorial bic
visit, during the raid above mentioned, to
his home at Green Bottom On the Ohio
river The command arrived there after
long aud weary marching and fighting
through the dangers Of which he had led
them with CONSPICUOUS gallantry, and the
hardships Of which he had shared with
his men with unfaltering cheerfulness and
readiness Ard as be had won their IN
bounded confidence as leader, SO when
once his guests at his home, hs won their
hearts by his whole souled generous hos
pitality. extended with equally open hand
to the privates and to the officers. En-
camped in the beautiful Indian summer
upon bis broad green fields. sloping down
to the shining river, with all the stores Of
his princely estate thrown freely open to
them. the command spent two restful
happy days. enjoyed as none but soldiers
escaped for little while from the hardships
of camp life could enjoy them. Even at
this far eff day they look back, as they
did when leaving the place, with pleasant
recolections to spot halIowed forever
for them by the memory not only of
brave and chivalrous commander, but of
generous, warm hearted friend.
His daughter comes to us now an ac-
complished actress, and we trust the hon.
ored memory of her noble father will help
to secure for her the warm welcome to
which her own worth and talents entitle
her.