The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
BY-wAYs or VIRGINIA HISTORY. A
AT Jaincatown Memorial. BY r. III.


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by writer's OF iueseaflS colonial PERIOD
step by step the prominent figures OF
each period are brought forward IN
their true light, by which is woven
story full OF excitement and true
& heroism, leading the reader as 1t does
through the struggles of the early
( til finally the establishment of great
power among the nations of the earth.
Miss Early quotes freely from other
works. but has arranged her sub
jects with skill and good Judgment,
. closing with the berinninr of tho civil
War. Embellished with many Illus
strations. some of which are quite new.
and with statistics I'M 10 date nf the
State government, it forms n perfect
handbook for the present hurried trav
cling public But what Is n far great.
e,. benefit it is lust the hook "a nut
lrrto the hands of our growing vo,,tb
In which to get n clear idea of Tho
early history of Virginia ne we'll &c
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the land. -
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TWO yALuiBrE yIncrv1A pon.a
an Notices hy Dr I wv, 1onas, -
The promoter az the circuIation ~
good books IS IL fiat ex+a,t :. ,s,,,,,ta
benefactor. and t.La +ha ,,,,a..,.
therefore. of cordially oa,,,,ans,,., :,
two books which have recantlv ~
neared
THE STORY OF A cANNoNEER
UNDER STONEWALI, JACKSON.
"a BY r. A. Moo ;, of the Rockbridpe
Artillery The Neale Publishing
Company, New York and wasb.
ington
In the introduction. bv Captain r.
f. Lee. Jr.. and Hon. Henry 81 C.oorgo
GsTucker. the author is pleasantly in
troduced as a gallant soldier Of tbe
famous old Rockbridge ARTILLERY WIG
was an accurate observer as we'll as
an active participant in the move.
lnents of "the foot cavalry" who teIls
in very interesting style what he
saw in camp. on the march. in The
bivouac, on the battlefield and in tbt
hospital
The Rockbridge Artillery was one
of the most skilfuI heroic ana In,
tellirent con1panIes which tho wa,
produced. There were enlistaa Il, ~ i,
all sos men. of whom liza were fron
Rockbridge county, and fh. halonc
from every State i'm tho cnnfad.rac =,
There served In its ranks snve, no G
tiers oe arts OF the University of Vir
ginia--at that time unouestiono,,I,
the highest evidence of scbo,arsbi
of any degree conferred on this con
tinent some twentv-five cor,og
graduates. number or tbeo,oo,ico
students. and a large number Of III,
best young men of the land incI,,di,,
such men as II. =. Lee Jr son 30 49,,
great chieftain. T,nao,nh Eairfay az ~
others. From First Manassas tn Anno
mattoy this battery was alw.,,s' ~.
In the thiclsest of the fight rendor;n,
superb service.
u Even n moor account of tho sar
vice of this battery would he Of e,raa
interest. and historic value nut M
Moore has given MS st.,rv ,dn1ir,h,,
told, and of thrilling Interest y,
has rot attemnted fult ana oritia,
history OF the great camna;ans !,
which the Roc,bridee Ar,iller,, saryod
nor of even the superb service viii,
Inc hattcrv rendered mi ,,o ~.
rather draw, ,s,,y;d ,,ict,,rnv ns ,h ~.