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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-27

glance back upon the various scenes
enacted in that campaign, the most re-
markable, daring and astounding over
performed by an army. and carefully
consider each result. feel grateful;
and though there Is much remembered
to lament. regarding tho whole. I am
much encouraged and think our cause
has gained. our army added new lustre
TO It's fame and our .lustrious com
mander risen higher in the estimation
and dcarer in the love and greater in
the condence OF his followers Noble
Lee! we think none the less OF him
Tor MIS- having had TO say to US IN
his general order: Your efforts have
not been crowned with the success
which has hitherto attended them :" but
VIC feel moro than ever honored when
ne adds: Your actions have evinced in
a great degree that devotion to the
cause and heroic bravery which chal-
ienge the respect OF the enemy and
tho admiration OF mankind"
There are rumors. as l write. that
the enemy have crossed the Potomac
and are advancing. though cannot
ence 10 their movements Our horses
are kept saddled and men In their
places as though fight would occur
at any minute: such may be likely
The moral OF the army is excellent,
and through Gods help. / have no fear
OF tho Yankees gaining any great ad-
vantage over General Leo now. how
ever much in some quarters they claim
mis- army partakes OF the nature Of a
maincd with us long and faithfully.
until every horse he could raise broke
down. His own became lame, Dicks
vas stolen, and only reStlned yester-
day. and mine worn out with long con-
tinued and too severe usage. He is
nov with the wagons. well in h<alth
and as much so in spirits as not bein :
able TO be with his regiment. tho shat
tered condition of his command, etc,
We'll. thank YOU" and are In good
spirits. Ed. Claybrook IS missing,
much regret to say. His parents and
sisters must patiently wait until time
can reveal his whereabouts, and re-
l!eve their anxiety. He is safe, I feel
sure: was not lost in any fight, but
left behind IN our retreat from Gettys-
burg. having let his horse wander of
In the clover. His horse, Red Eye"
the shadow OF a formerly magnificent
steed, was then lost Dick Is with US.
Bob al the wagons. Major Wade
keeps John NJ with him, and tho lat
ter meanwhile is tossing about like a
small boat IN souall without a rud-
der. Wish he could get poor Hun
gerford's place. but do not know what
hts chances are OF doing 60 Holiday
is much troubled. and Is troubling me
with his substitute matter He is OF
no use TO JEFF Davis, and gives me more
trouble than full legion OF good SOL
d.ers would. When he gets home
again I hope his friends will keep him
there. o. that Miss Lizzie's apron
strings may be long enough to tie
him with.
The brigade In which the Fortieth
and Forty seventh Regiments are,
learn was charged by Yankee cavalry
day before yesterday. Besides General
Pettig-ew, mortally wounded. l have
heard OF no casualties. Having enough
10 eat now IS source OF congra;ula-
ton. May heavens smiles be upon
your household,
Your son.
G. w B.
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After Gettysburg in '63.

The following letter. written during
the retreat OF Lees army from Gettys-
burg, gives the impression of South
crn cavalryman gained during the
progress OF the great battle on that
field.
Camp of the Ninth Virginia Cavalry,
Near Leetown, jefferson County, Va,
July 10. 1863
Dear MI wrote you hurried
scrawl few days ago whilst near
Wiliamsport, which / placed in Major
a. G. Dadcs hands. TO be transmitted
10 you By the earliest conveyance. but
fearing hest that letter has not been
get sent | will write again, hoping
that through Wat Bowie I may find
to -morrow a means OF sending 1t to
you.
When / last wrote our whole army
were resting on their arms. in antici-
patton OF an early battle. Every dis
position had been made on our side
preparatory to Il ilercc conflict Cen
oral Lee had issued an order TO tho
army admonishing them OF the I'm
pending conflict. and urging upon
them the Importance OF exhibiting In
the fight more than ever that fortitude,
zeal and unninching bravery which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-27

they mad shown on so many fields be-
lore; and General Stuart had notified
us that we were about to engage in
Il bloody battle in which tho cavalry
would have q more than ordinary part
TO play Accordingly, all OF us felt
quite certain that Maryla nd's soil had
to be again crimsoncd with the blood
of one OF the most important and des-
perate battles of tho war
Though the enemy continued to
'skirmish for several days along our
lines, General Lee concluded that he
had no intention of attacking him,
and on the night of tho 18th ordered
our whole army to Withdraw across
the tswolleO Potomac. which danger
Gus and difficult operation. through
Gods blessing, was successfully ac-
complished before 10 o'clock next
morning.
In consequence, the grand raid of
the war may be said to have tormin-
ated upon our return to Virginia soil,
on the morning OF the 18th Now YOU
and many others are disposed. pro-
sumo, to regard the return CT General
Ice as defeat--sad and disastrous
to our arms. The Yankcc nation is
mad with excess OF Joy at "the de-
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Bryan.

Robert Bryan took up land in Glou-
cester in 1854. 1t would be inter-
esting to connect him with the Bryans
who are still land owners in tho old
county. but it is impossible to do IT.
Here endeth the earliest land grants
in the county OF Gloucester some
thing has been done for this county
that has been done for no other. And
1t is pity that it is not in book form,
which could be handled as ready ref
crence. 1t could not have been done
but for tho interchangeable labor for
many years OF Mrs. William Carter
Stubs She picked up fragments
fiiier and yonder and supplied us with
remarkable list OF Colonial grants,
skeletons upon which we have tried 10
hang genealogical draperies witch Will
be of constant use. Ti.cse grants run
for few years Into the eighteenth
century. 1t would be interesting 10
know Just who occupied them At the
line Of the Revolution. when Virginia
prosperity was in full flower. After
the Revolution things were in n de-
plorable condition. but Virginia Girded
her loins. recuperated herself. and at
the time OF the Civil War gloucester
County. and elsewhere. was again in
tull flower.
No. many were left who were there
in the seventeenth century, still the
county was filled with beautiful homes
and. prosperous planters.
We have wound around tho beautiful
rivers and showed who lived upon them
earliest Now We will shortly wind
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the peach orchard, and o'clock saw
the complete defeat OF Meades loft
wing. Meanwhile. Ewell. on tho Con-
fedcrate left, had entered tho first line
of intrcnchmcnts on Culp's Hill, and
ering fire pierced tho Federal line at
the cemetery, but for lack of support
wero driven back
AT three points during that late
afternoon the wave OF Confederate at
tack crossed tho stone walls and en-
tered the defenses. Wrights Georg-
ians from the right centre. Hayes and
Hokes from the centre at the ceme-
terry, and the Stonewall Brigade OF Vir-
Einians from tho left at Culps Hill.
But In each case the spirited attacks
were not supported. and tho battle on
the Confederate side was In detail
and disconnected" AS whole. how
ever, the days operations had boon
fnvora bio to the Conrederates. and
General Lee. therefore. determined to
continue tho attack.
The next day General Lee. finding
the Round Tops heavily occupied,
changed his plans somewhat He de-
termined to drive half his army Ike
a wedge through tho centre OF the
Federal army. AT tho same time Ewell
was to attack from the left on Culp's
Hill. and CO. operate with the rest or
the army in driving the two wings OF
the enemy. separated by the wedge.
from the field. The point OF tho
wedge was TO be Pickett's Division,
which had come up from the rear on
the evening before. During the morn
ing Ewcli was driven from the post
ton gained the evening before on
Cups Hill.
About / o'clock the srandest artillery
combat that ever took place on the
Confederate army says: Tho air was
hideous with discordant noises. The
very earth shock beneath our feet,
and the hills and rocks seemed 10 reel
like a drunken man" For two hours
the fearful cannonade lasted. At the
end OF this time there was lull 1t
was just o'clock. Suddenly out from
the shadow or the Confederate works
there issued world famous charge.
II was n division charging: three
brigades, under Kemper, Garnett and
Armistead; It was Pickett's charge.
As they began to mount the opposite
slope, the Federal guns opened dead-
Is fire upon them. but the Confederate
ammunition had been exhausted In
the preceding cannonade, and the as.
sault!ng columns were left TO brave
the storm in front, alone and unsup-
ported, 5000 Virginians against tho
whole Federal army.
They drove the Fed,rals from the
famous stone wall which formed their
first line OF defense and a line of vir-
ginians under Armistead leaped for
ward to the crest Of the ridge. when
Armistead was killed, and they fell
back to the wcM. ire Federal in
fautry pressed upon them from all
sides. Many were cut OF from re-
treat and captured. The small. small
remnant Streaned back.
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Greensboro. Ala.
Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins,
Assistant Librarian. Virginia His
torical Society n


Assistant Librarian, Virginia His
torical Society.
Richmond, Va: ~
Dear Madam,-I thank you for yours
OF the 9Th instant. in regard to the
Barksdale genealogy.
In reply to your inquiry. I give below
the record as copied from the old Bible
referred to- You will note this is very
incomplete, and may not give you any
new or additional facts. but since you
have asked for It, l take pleasure in
reproducing, as requested.
Nathaniel Barksdale Sr.. married
Mourning Dickerson. Their children
We're Frances. who married William
Vaughan; William, who married Nancy
Jones. Elizabeth, who married Drury
vaughan: Sarah, who married Giles
INV eatt; Susan. who married Thomas
beth Wellington; Nathaniel. who mar
ried Ann Gordon; John, Elisha and
Randolph all died without Issue and
unmarried.
Peter Barksdale. who married Eliza
oeth Warrington, had the following
Hurt; Armistead, who married judith
Williams Sydnor. and after her death
he married Alice Sydnor cher
sister,; Elisha, who married Eliza
beth Logan. and after her death he
married Rebecca Spraggins; William
I,
ny. who married William NJ Williams:
Susan. who married William Sydnor;
Elizabeth, who married Elijah Baker.
and Polly. who married John Logan.
William Peter Barksdale. who married
Elvira Morton. had Thomas Henry
Barksdale. who married Julia E. Neal
and had j. NJ. Barksdale. Of Roanoke.
Nathaniel Barksdale and Patsy Hurt;
had the following children: Peter. who
married Sarah NJ Easily; Robert a., who
died In Lynchburg. Va. unmarried: SUI
san c.. who married David Marshall:'
Armistead, who married Nancy White:
Ellsha. Jr, who married Judith A:
toarksdale: James H, who died unmar
RED; Elizabeth. who married j. r. Sto
vail; Randolph. who married Fanny
"imbish; Sarah f, who married Ar
inistead Lacy; William Peter. who mar
ried Martha Wimbish."
Can anybody advise me where 7 can
GET more complete record Any I'M.
formation along this line will be an
preciatcd.
Editor Genealogical Column: ~
read the history of the Worme,ey
FAMILY in The Times Dispatch. and
note that you say in Your article
warner CD Lewis the second SON.,
OIL ralph Wormeley (D, Inherited the,
vast landed estate OF 'NIanskin Lodge .
In King William County. and marr3aJ
Miss Caldwell. and that the late Dr.
Garter Wormeley (7), who inherited
Manskin Lodge, married Ellen b. Light
1907. and was the father OF the late p
iightfoot Warner and William Worme-
ley and several daughters" r.
am not trespassing too much on
your time, l will be glad IL Won viii
tel me something OF Miss Caldwell and
or her ancestors. ~ ~
nave been under the impressions
that warner Lewis Wormeley married
MSS Hali' or fredericksburg. Va, a
from Cecil County. Maryland, to Fred
ericksburg. and married Caroliana.
carter, daughter of Charles Carter
OF GleVe, and his wife, Anne Byrd.
lhanking you for the information
requested. I am,
Most respectfully,
r. II. HENRY.
Can some reader give us some data
on the Caldwell family?
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Simmons.


In 1862 Peter Ransone took up land
also on North River. He had James,
George and William. 1t is very in
teresting fact that this George Ransone
was master of the Peasley FREQ School
in 1924. Virginia is not altogether
backward in the matter of education.
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around those same rivers and show
VINO lived upon them In 1861, and who
liVes upon them now.
Cannot some OF our readers help us
with some other counties and help us
TO make a catalogue OF Virginia peo-
pie and Virginia places?
Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir read your article in The Times
Dispatch of January 81, 1912. in which
you say you have the VIII OF John,
Waller and his wife. Dorothy. 81
My great-grandfather was Curtis
Waller Of Spotsylvania, who married.
think, Martha Armistead This is ali
can find out ! am so anxious to
know whose son he was Could you
help me? l thought perhaps you had
gone record that would throw light on
the subject Any information or names
CT parties who might help me would
be appreciated. / know you must be
Interested in the Waller ancestry Per-.
haps | have some material that you
have not. One of the lines have
traces back to Alfred the Great, Char.
lemagne. Hugh Capet and William tho
Conqueror. This chart was Issued IN
Wales. 1875. 1 would be glad to send
you n copy IL you would like. With
thanks and appreciation 1 am. F'
Very truly.
MRS c. c. SEED
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EDITOR or the Genealogical Column:
understand that your paper makes
quite a feature OF this line of research
ana would appreciate II you would
put me IN touch with some one who
can tell me regarding the McCausl,nd
family
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Very cordially yours.

= I'1N-4 47I1I- 4. !NCIAJ STAND.
Gan any reader send us any data
concerning this family? We will pub
lisn any contribution concerning it,
Editor.
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out OF print 1t will be printed latar
in this paper.-Ed.tor.
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aA@ aNtp Gime pbpnttb Af
8& s G E}RggEEA OG1f(skE GOf5IEft55RRFF

Warner Robins, of Gloucester. and had
one son, the late Colonel William
Todd Robins. c. S. a. William Todd
had one son. Marquis Todd. who has
sons now living in King and Queen
County
Christopher CD HARDWOOD. son OF will
liam (2). married Margaret Roane. and
had Archibald (4) and Thomas as.
Archibald CD Roane Harwood was
born in Kins and Queen County. served
In the War OF 1912, and was q mem
Der of the Legislature for five terms.
He married Martha Fauntleroy and had
Samuel go Fauntleroy Haiwood. Mar
garet co., married John II. Winder,
and had two children, Juliet 90 and
Sarah Co. Sarah (5) Lowry married
Robert Pollard, Priscilla 80 Pendle-
ton, Colonel Thomas Moore (5) Har-
wood married Cordoba Brown. of Texas:
Martha C5) Catherine married w. g.
Bird and had Mrs. NJ F. 90 Taylor.
Mrs. w. Il. co Spencer, w. w. Co
Bird. Archibald Co Roane. Lucy (6)
Eliza beth, Maria CO. Susan. Emily CO.
Garrett.
Simmons.
Thomas Simmons took up $50 acres
OF land on North River at a small
creek flowing out of same At the
same date Roger simmons took up $50
acres at the forks or Severn. called
Eagles Nest Now was this Eagles
Nest the still beautiful estate now
called Eagle Point. and has the name
with slight variation existed since the
middle or the seventeenth century?
During the occupancy of Eagle Point
by the Lewis family It went by the
name Of Vue de rean--perhaps later
1t almost reverted TO its original name
Have eagles ever been seen OH that
ancient settlement? The name Sim
mons does not exist In tho county
now.
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Editor OF the Genealogical Column: -
VIII some one please tell mo some5,
thing of the Randolphs OF "ruckahoc,'I
Am anxious TO learn about those who
fought In the Revolution. Would also
Ike 10 know II any OF ths Lewises Of (
Warner Hail." fought In that war;
Would lika to know something about
the ancestors o! William r. Douthlf.
OF Botetourt County, who died about
the year 1857. and who married SLsan :
Harrison Lewis. OF Goochland COUNTS
the granddaughter OF Lucy Jefferson
sister of Thomas Jefferson. ~
Answers to any OF these questionak
will be greatly appreciated,
sNlI.ow. a
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Editor OF the Genealogical Column: -
In your issue or 10Th ultimo. under
the head of "Barksdale" and others.
the writer OF the article referred To
Mourning Barksdale, and have
been interested In the name. having
seen 1t In print once before. for the
reason that the name later appeared
IN the Garrison family, OF the section
of Virginia referred TO, and this Gar
rison family removed from Virginia
10 Greenville County. South Carolina.
and among the several children Of
David Garrison. he named daughter,
who was born about 1850. ''Mourning,s
and she was married 10 William Cobb.
born Ills (son OF Henry Cobb, and
among the several children OF VIII
liam Cobb and his wife. Mourning Gar.
r!son Cobb, was Henry Barksdale Cobb.
born is0l-William Cobb went from
Anderson County. S c.. to Jackson
County, Georgia, IN 1904.
1t is evident yet l do not have tho
proof, that the Barksdales and Gar
r!sons intermarried while living In
Virginia; the Cobb family was also
living III the sections OF stanton and
Dan Rivers about and before the war
OF the Revolution. ~
! shall be glad TO have any informa-
ton. direct or through your column in
matter OF ths Barksdale, Garrison ana
Cobb families prior TO the Revolution.
Very truly,
W. H. COBB.
Can any reader send us the desired
data ?-Editor -.
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Can any reader send us the desired
data ?--Editor. y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-29
GOOD EXHIBIT
Are 70 Be Arranged by Stewart
and others for the Big
Land Show. ..5.

MoRGANTowN, Oct. 20 James H.
Stewart, Industrial agent for the Bal
timore and Ohio, has gone 10 Pitts
burg where he will spend short
time Mr.. Stewart says the prospect
now is that the Chicago land show
viii be much larger this year than
last, as more states will nave ex-
hibits. ana the exhibits will all be
larger and better this year. Mr. Stew
art says that the exhibit from West
Virginia viii be much better this year
than it was last, as the people OF the
state are taking more interest in the
show Notwithstanding the near
failure of he fruit crop. the exhibit
will be excellent, as what, fruit there
was in different parts of the state is
unusually fine. 1t is well colored and
larger than ever before.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-29
RED ROSE PLAY
VERY PLEASING
AS Shown by the Comment
Made onIt By the Falrmont
Times This Morning.


The Fairmont Times this morning
had the following coumeqdatjpn OF
the nRed Rose (which GWl7l be pre-;
scented at the Robinson Grand thea
ter tonight; a- ~
The Red Rose repeated its former
hit when3it7. appeared as the, Grand
last night The audience was small
but appreciative, and those who sren
NAMED away, fearing that the pros
duction would be allowed TO ,deteri-
crate, as 1t grows older, missed
treat of the season. In fact. the show
is better cast and far better equip
ped than It was upon its last, appear
ance here, II
The hand OF the wizard, Fisher,
who made lFlorodora the most ia
nous production OF its time IS ap-
parent in every number and every
line OF his. newest Offering Mag
nificent staging Of the songs, the
building of clever situations and the
apparent sticking to the idea o.
nothing but the best in costumes
and scenery are features that rival
the excellent cast for honors.
A large chorus is carried this sea-
son and the members can both dance
and sing, The girls are pretty, well
selected. and make their numbers
stand out. The men OF the chorus
are numerous and we're the best seen
here IN many e. production.
All the numbers were beautifully
staged, there being freedom from
mistakes and q prevalence of ginger
which helped ssaRotfderftIi1y. Miss
Kendall appeared ito the best adj
vantage IN all of her Songs, sespeclat'
" that OF the last act, when4she was
assisted by the male principals and
the chorus men making the largest
gathering of men seen in a number
for some seasons. In the second act
her Queen OF Vanity Fair" number
was well executed by her and hel
chorus. raG
sylvia Jason was a clever! little per-
former excelling in her dancing
Carl George and Charlotte Gale ap'
peared in some novel numbers botf
showing ability to dance the. oil
numbers as well as the new. The
Bohemia chorus at the end of the
first act was we'll rendered and {
novel Offering was the students
sGIide'i dancing number ia the las
ichapter.ie
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-29

Miss Sybfile SchaTitZ, teho fslfF in
OF typhoid fever in Philadelphia,
when she was "a yssrs Old. IS SIN
in the hospital to which she was tax
en- at that time, though now so years
old. She has been unable to move
for So years,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-29
TORTURED BK5 UGLY
ITCHING ERUPTION
Doctor Rseonulended Resinel. Half
of soc Jar Cured Il.


Baltim6re Nd, Nov. 5, 1919. - Ny little
daughter vas taken With a very small spot
on the back Of her band. I It grew larger
and caus5d her more trorbieH When shc
would scratch 1t, it Would bleed and get
very ugly looking,se Hdoetored 1t mysslf
for about q yesr, and at lnat It broke oct on
both knees, and when she would 60 to bed
she would scrateh, and was so. tortured and
suffered so from the itching, that ] took
her to our doctor; Understandable Resinol
Soap and Reginol Ointment.
al sent for. samples and after the first
) application the itching and Inflammation
was improved, and kept it up night and
morning, and by tho time the sample was
gone she complained very little, so ] got a
ffty-cent jar, and befcge that was half
gone the trouble had enti.ely disappeared
(signedj Mrs. Maudc Schrlechel, zT67 Pres
bury Street. 800
Resinol is speedily elective for itching,
. burning eruptionc, pirhpla5, dnndrulF, burns,
old sbres ana piles. Sold by all druggists.
For free sampled write to Dept. 15-N Res
inc, Chem. Co. Baltimore. ids..
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When there's a place for you in
the boarding house in which Won
ought to live, youll find it advertised
of course! But you ought to keep
watching for thai adj
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-29

The four largest gas chandeliers
ever butlt have Been installed in an
auditorium at Atlanta, Co., each
giving aStN,69Q -capdlepoweF. Of light
nom Is lamps.
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MRS. LIGHTBuRN NJ.

Mrs. Harriet Llghtburn. Of Light
burn, widow of the late General )
A. J. Lightburn and mother of Harry
Ligbtburn, of Weston, is Very i'll at
her home as a result Of a paralytia
stroke of two weeks duration. Her
recovery is not-expected. Ishe Is IN
the eightieth year Of her age. !; J:
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TAKE NOTICE.

All persons, having claims against
Joseph Devono, and who have not al
ready presented same. properly pro-
bated to the undersigned Trustee,
must present same, at once, as estate
is about to be closed
CARL w NEFF, Trustee.