William Henry Stewart Born in Deep Creek, Virginia on September 25, 1838, prior to the War Stewart attended the University of Virginia. Stewart was wounded at Spotsylvania and promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 12, 1864. He served until Appomattox. All information you are requested can be found here. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, http://books.google.com/books?id=C9H_XD0dc6kC&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=%22William+Henry+Stewart%22%2BVirginia&source=web&ots=oKn4rbc18N&sig=NvVYlvnrC_EsAEFZzG4WsBc6HH0&hl=en#PPA268,M1 The Stewarts lived in their house, "Beechwood." William H. Stewart was the first Captain of the Jackson Greys. He was wounded twice, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and served as the commander of the 61st Virginia Volunteer Regiment. His home, "Beechwood," is one of the few large antebellum houses still standing in Chesapeake and can be seen across the farm fields. Also still standing is the Wallace family home, "Wallaceton," just to the north of this site on Route 17. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4684 After the War, Stewart was a lawyer in Portsmouth. He wrote a history of Norfolk County, Virginia and two books on the Confederacy. He died on February 9, 1912. http://www.aphillcsa.com/stewartwh.html http://www.nkclifton.com/udc/Jackgrey.html The War of the Rebellion By John Sheldon Moodey, George Breckenridge Davis, United States War Dept, http://books.google.com/books?id=sb8tAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1190&dq=%22Col+William+H+.+Stewart%22#PPA514,M1 Page 1188 ... D. Bowles. 15th Alabama, Col. Alexander A. Lowther. 44th Alabama, Col. William F. Perry. 47th Alabama, Col. Michael J. Bulger. 48th Alabama, Lieut. Col. ... Page 1364 OPERATIONS IN 8E. VA. AND NC l HAT. UT. Law' a Brigade. Col. WILLIAM F. PERRY. 4th Alabama, Col. Pinckney D. Bowles. 15th Alabama, Capt. ... Page 1416 Bowie, Thomas F. Mentioned ; 1300 Bowles, Pinckney D. Mentioned lli*8, 1364 Bowman, Alpheus H. Mentioned 11% Boyd, Isaac H. Mentioned ... On 5/31/08, Linne Gravestock <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have this book? Or can you > tell us more about this fellow? First name, > marriage, children, where he lived, time > period---anything? > Yours, > Linne > > > ===================================================================== > Match: Bowles > Source: [email protected] > From: Doris Christian <[email protected]> > Subject: [GM] History of Norfolk Co, Va on CD > > > HISTORY OF NORFOLK COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS > > EDITED AND COMPILED BY Col William H . Stewart > > "The Truth in Love" "History is Philosophy Teaching by Examples." > > 1637-1900 > > 1902 > > This is a 1209 page book including a 39 page index. > > DMK Heritage Project converted this historic book into a digital > format for in-depth research for genealogist and historians with > limited time and resources. The book was converted into an Adobe PDF > format and is searchable with Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program > from Adobe). A new complete index was created of last names for quick > identification To maintain the integrity of this historic book, > images of each page of the book are provided on a separate PDF file to > resolve any questions concerning the conversion to an electronic > format. Both PDF files are placed on one CD for your convenience. > > Price: (snip) Contact: > DMK Heritage > 12303 Indian Mound > Austin, TX 78758 > > You can contact us at: dmkheritage.austin.rr.com > Or visit us at > http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/ > > Table of Contents. > > CHAPTER I. > Virginia > Its Statesmen--Soldiers--Grand Commonwealth. > > CHAPTER II. > Discovery of Virginia--New Norfolk Carved from Elizabeth City Shire-- > Lower New Norfolk Separated from Nansemond County--Early Settlements-- > Incidents of Pioneer Life--Early Settlers-Indian Tribes--Burgesses- > Lower Norfolk County Divided--Physical Description of the County-- > Railroad and Steamship Lines--Colonial Home--Articles of > Apprenticeship--Bill of Sale for Slaves--Historical Incidents. > > CHAPTER III. > MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNT > Indian Wars--Colonial Officers and Soldiers--Manner of Bearing > Expenses of the, Indian Wars--Colonial Military Tactics-Committee of > Safety---Revolutionary Times--Dunmore's Doings--Battle of Great > Bridge--Correspondence of Woodford and Howe--Destruction of Norfolk-- > Other Invasions and Depredations if the British--Some Soldiers and > Sailors of the Revolution--Itemized Statement of Losses Sustained by a > Citizen of Norfolk During the Bombardment--British Property > Confiscated-Daughters of the American Revolution. > > CHAPTER IV. > MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY-Continued > Period of Peace Succeeding the Revolution-England's Hostile Acts > Towards Our Commerce and Coast Bringing the War of 1812--British Fleet > in Hampton Roads-Depredations-Battle of Craney Island--The Mexican War. > > CHAPTER V. > MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY-Continued > Events Leading up to Secession- Abandoment and Destruction of the Navy > Yard by the Federals-Occupation of the Navy Yard by Virginia- > Fortification of Approaches to the Harbor-Battle of Sewell's Point- > Devotion of the Confederate Women. > > CHAPTER VI. > MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY-Continued > The Great Battle of Hampton Roads--Destruction of the "Cumberland' and > "Congress'-Famous Conflict of the Iron-Clads -Victory of the Virginia" > over the "Monitor"-Different reports of the Fight--Officers of the > "Virginia"--Evacuation of Norfolk County by the Confederate Forces. > > CHAPTER VII. > MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY -Continued > Norfolk County Under Military Rule --Post- Bellum or Reconstruction > Times--Patriotism of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors --List of the > Soldiers and Sailors of Norfolk County--Confederate Flags and Great > Seal--Sisters of Mercy. > > CHAPTER VIII. > MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY-Continued > Confederate Monuments at Portsmouth and Norfolk-Confederate Veterans > Camps of Norfolk, and Berkley--United Daughters of the Confederacy > Chapters at Norfolk and Portsmouth.' > > CHAPTER IX. > MILITARY HISTORY OF THE COUNTY-Continued > Spanish-American War--Roster of Jackson Light Infantry, Lee Rifles, > Norfolk City Guard, Old Dominion Guard, Portsmouth Rifle Company-- > Citizen Sailors of the "Maine". > CHAPTER X. > THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES > Growth and Importance of the Trucking Industry--The "Father of > Truckers'--The Chief Crops Grown Profitably Here--Tobacco, the > Dethroned King--Early Regulations on the Growth of Tobacco. > > CHAPTER XI. > THE DISMAL SWAMP > The Wonderful Swamp Region of Norfolk county--O'Reilly's Description > of the Dismal Swamp--Juniper Water--Geology--Topography--Vegetation-- > Animal Life--Methods of Draining. > > CHAPTER XII. > PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES > The First School of the County--The First General Public School Law > Enacted--St Bride's Academy--Churchland Academy--First Complete Public > School System Established in the County--Seaboard Teachers' > Association--Public Schools Re-established After the War, Under the > New Constitution--Public Schools of Norfolk--Public Schools of > Portsmouth--Norfolk Academy--Norfolk's Libraries. > > CHAPTER XIII. > CHURCHES AND BENEVOLENT ORGANIZATIONS > The Church of England in the Colony of Virginia--Elizabeth River > Parish--The Parish Divided into Elizabeth River, Portsmouth and St. > Bride's Parishes--St. Paul's Church and Norfolk Long Ago--Other > Protestant Episcopal Churches in the County. > > CHAPTER XIV. > CHURCHES AND BENEVOLENT ORGANIZATIONS--Continued > Catholic Churches--Presbyterian Churches--Hebrew Synagogues--Church of > Christ (Disciples)Lutheran Church--Christian Churches--Baptist > Churches--Methodist Episcopal Churches, South--Benevolent Organizations. > > CHAPTER XV. > PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND BUILDINGS > The Norfolk County Ferries--Hospital St. Vincent de Paul--The Public > Buildings of Norfolk--The Public Buildings o[ Portsmouth--The Norfolk > County Court House. > > CHAPTER XVI. > THE BENCH AND BAR > Early Attorneys--Superior Court of Portsmouth--Norfolk City Court-- > Norfolk County Court--Rates for Tavern Keepers--Justices of the Peace > from 1637--Sheriffs of the County--Clerks of the Norfolk County Court-- > Ministers Licensed to Perform the Rite of Matrimony--The Courts of > Norfolk--The Courts of Portsmouth. > > CHAPTER XVII. > THE MEDICAL PROFESSION > Early Practitioners of Medicine in Norfolk County--Prominent > Physicians of the First Half and Middle of the Nineteenth Century-- > Norfolk Medical Society--Local and United States Quarantine > > CHAPTER XVIII. > THE PRESS OF NORFOLK COUNTY > Early and Defunct Newspapers of the County--Newspapers of Today. > CHAPTER XIX. > THE PORT, AND RAILROAD AND WATER COMMUNICATIONS > Great Extent of Water Front--Reasons for the Commercial Advantages of > the Port--Inland Water Routes--Railroad Lines--The Climate--Steamship > Lines--Comparative Statistics on Exports and Imports, Shipping, Real > Estate Transfers and Coal Shipments--The Virginia Pilots. > CHAPTER XX. > STATISTICS OF THE POPULATION > Tithes and Tithables From Early Court Records--Population of Norfolk > County, 1790-1900, from the Census Reports--Population of Norfolk and > Portsmouth--The 1900 Census by Wards and Districts. > CHAPTER XXI > HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK > It Settlement and History as a Borough, by C. Whittle Sams--Its > Commercial Advantages Recognized One Hundred Years Ago--Norfolk as a > City--Norfolk Post Office--Norfolk Warehouse Association--Patriotism > and Patriots of Norfolk--Suppression of the Slave trade by Norfolk > Committee of Safety--Notable Historical Incidents--The Association for > the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities--The Wishing Oak--Fire > History of Norfolk--Theatres--Charters of Norfolk--Changes Made in the > Names of Streets Since 1865--Mayors of Norfolk--Officers of the City > of Norfolk--Losses Sustained in the Burning of Norfolk and Portsmouth > by Lord Dunmore. > CHAPTER XXII. > HISTORY OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH > The Town-The First Act for Building the Town-Grant to Craford--Will of > the Founder--Dale Plantation--Extending the Boundaries--Tithables of > 1798-Incorporated as a town--Names of Squares--Effingham Street-- > Incorporated as a City--Changing the Wards-Historical Events--The > Great Freeze--The August Storm--The Yellow Fever--The Gosport Iron > Works--The United States Naval Hospital--Portsmouth's Patriotism and > Patriots--The Confederate Cause--The Portsmouth Fire Department--Great > Conflagrations--Mayors of Portsmouth--Roster of City Officers. > CHAPTER XXIII > Berkley-Great Bridge-Port Norfolk and Pinner's Point--West Norfolk-- > South Norfolk--Gilmerton--Lambert's Point-Churchland--Ocean View-- > Willoughby Beach--Norfolk-on-the-Roads--Deep Creek. > > CHAPTER XXIV. > BANKS, INDUSTRIES, COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HARBOR GOVERNMENT AND > MASTERS OF ARTS > Banks of Norfolk County--Industries-The Norfolk Silk Company--Lumber > Mills--The Norfolk County Fisheries --Crab Fisheries-- Oyster > Industry--Rates on Wages for Skilled Labor and Clerical Work--The > Business Men's Associations--The Board of Trade and Business Men's > Association of Norfolk--The Portsmouth Business Men's Association-- > Government of Norfolk and Portsmouth Harbor-Masters of Arts of the > University of Virginia. > CHAPTER XXV. > THE UNITED STATES NAVY YARD > Advantages of its Situation --Virginia Ownership--Gosport Navy Yard-- > Purchases of Land for the Navy Yard--Construction of the Stone Dry > Dock--Improvement of the Navy Yard. > > CHAPTER XXVI.I > THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY YARD > The Evacuation and Destruction of the Navy Yard by the Federals-- > Occupation by the State Authorities --Turned Over to Confederate > Government--Evacuation by the Confederates. > > CHAPTER XXVII. > THE UNITED STATES NAVY YARD > Improvements-Simpson Dry Dock-Naval Constructor Bowles' > Administration--Building the " Raleigh" and Texas -- International > Columbian Naval Rendezvous--Fitting out Ships for War with Spain-- > Records of Repair and Construction Work-he Raleigh" and "Texas" in the > Spanish-American War--Congressional Medals Awarded--U. S. Naval > Hospital--Trophies of the Navy Yard Park. ñ Commandants of the Navy > Yard. > > CHAPTER XXVIII > SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE PROMINENT MEN WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY > Capt. Adam Thorogood--Commodore Richard Dale Commodore James Barron-- > Hon Tazewell--Commodore Thomas Aloysius Dornin--Charles Reid-Hugh > Blair Grisby. LL. D--G Richard Lucian Page--Capt. Robert Baker Pegram-- > Capt. Charles Fenton Mercer Spottswood--James Wallace Cooke--Hon. > George Blow--Capt John Julius GuthrieóCapt. Carther Braxton > Poindexter--Col. William White--Capt. William H. Murdaugh--Lieut. > Dulany A. ForrestóCapt. James Barron Hope--Capt. William C. Wheeler-- > Naval Constructor George R. Boush-Capt Walter R Butt ñ Lieut.-Col. > William Frederick Niemeyer--Naval Constructor Samuel Wilson Armistead. > BIOGRAPHICAL > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >