Evening star., 1921-08-21

fought three miles this side of Chan
tilly, near a place called OK Hill, and
the Confederates called 1t the battle
of Ok Hill. The Thrift farm lay be-
tween the Little river turnpike and
the Warrenton pike. about four miles
west of Fairfax Court House. When
Fort Massachusetts, at Brightwood
was enlarged 1t was renamed Fort
Stevens in memory of Gen. Stevens.
killed near Ok Hill. and who had been
the associate OF Whitney and Lander.
Stevens and Lander in their report
on the Northern Pacific survey gave
it as their opinion that 1t would be
feasible to build railroad.
der with the aid of his brother,
Edward Lander. then chief justice of
supreme court of the territory of
washington. outfitted and led party
to map q route for q railway from
Puget sound to the Mississippi river
by way Of the Columbia and Snake
rivers. From 1854 to 1853 Lander was
chief engineer and superintendent Of
the overland wagon road from the
mississippi to the Pacific northwest,
had many encounters with Indians,
and did much to aid emigration. He
railroad from the Mississippi to the
Pacific by the Salt Lake route and
was prominent in San Francisco in
1859 and 1860. In the latter year he
and Jean Davenport were married.
The Rambler can only account for
that time on the assumption that she
was playing there, and she and her
company had no doubt made the trip
by one of the two old water and land
routes. the Aspinwall-Panama route
and the San Juan del Sur-Greytown
civil war Lander volunteered and
came east in the early spring of 1851
and was made an aide to Mcclellan,
serving through the West Virginia
campaign and taking part in the
fighting at Philippi and Rich Noun
tain. He was Commissioned briga-
dier general and the command Of a
section of the upper Potomac was as
signed to him. 1t was about the time
Of the battle OF Balls Bluff on the
Potomac. three miles from Leesburg
that Lander was wounded at Edwards
Ferry. Not waiting for the wound to
heal he resumed his command and
was active in his efforts to keep the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad open for
the movement Of troops and supplies
He was in the ensagemsnts at Han
Of congestion of the brain March 2,
Down at the old City Hail you may
see the will of Jean Margaret Daven-
port Lander. dated February 6. 1908.
and probated August II OF the same
year. The executors were Charles J.
Bell. James r. Garfield and Henry
K. willard Of the District and James
Schouler Of Boston. Witnesses to the
will were B. F. Leighton. Henry v.
Tulloch, q. Clair Messer and c. Gin.
ton James. In one part Of the will
she directs that there be erected at
her grave q block OF uncut granite
with three smoothed places for In
the name of her father. Thomas Don.
aid Davenport, and the date. OF his
death; the second to contain the
name of her mother, Sophia Donald
Davenport, and the date Of her death.
and "the third to contain my name,
age and date Of DEATH" the cost not
to exceed 1880 Eat most" Yesterday
the Rambler. working to gather ma.
tsriai fer AN. snothern r. nstSry stead At The
In Oak Hill cemetery. and looking
across a little vale thickly set with
monume ents he could see the dark
granite boulder At the grave OF Jean
Margaret Davenport Lander. He felt
guilty that he did not cross over to
that grave and say q prayer. but the
day was sultry. fatigue and thirst
back to the city.
m one section Of her will Mrs. Lam
! der difScts that az soon after her
death - possible her executors should
send . check for e1se 70 krs. cieely