More at http://expertgenealogy.com/?x=davison Bedfordshire England Family History and Historical Research Specialist in Bedfordshire Family History and other Historical Research including Manorial Histories and Histories of Houses but will also undertake research in the neighbouring counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. I also offer a transcription service for old Wills and other documents. Full record transcription or calendar service for those difficult to read documents. RESEARCH I specialise in Bedfordshire research visiting the Bedfordshire & Luton archives and records service and Bedfordshire reference libraries on a regular basis. RECORDS The sources searched are tailored to meet the individual needs of each client. These include: * Civil registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1837 * Census returns from 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 * Parish registers and records from 1538 * Probate records - wills, administrations and inventories * Manorial records * Property records - estate, enclosure, tithe, deeds, leases * Taxation records

Vintage Radio Shows - Complete Sampler #1 - 1930’s to 1960 Requires MP3 Player $5.24 sale this week (Reg $6.99 introductory price) + $1.99 shipping and handling This CD includes a broad sample of radio program categories. Representative of actual vintage programming. Eight to ten shows per category are typically included.Approximately 30 hours of programs per CD.Most shows are ½ hour; most of the Drama/Theater shows are 1 hour; some of the children’s shows are ¼ hour.If you listened to these originals on your radio, they will bring back many pleasant memories. Younger generations also are still entertained. Category Selections (8-10 programs each) Western- Hopalong Cassidy Comedy- Vic and Sade Mystery- Dragnet Thriller- Inner Sanctum Drama/Theater- Lux Radio Theater- Musical Big Band Remotes Children- Jerry of the Circus (15 min) Incredible but True - Incredible but True >From the early 1920’s until TV came in the early 1950’s radio was dominant and the airwaves were filled with a variety of radio formats and genres. By 1947 82% of Americans were radio listeners.During the Golden Age of Radio, radio featured genres and formats popular in other forms of American entertainment—adventure, comedy, drama, horror, mystery, musical variety, romance, thrillers—along with classical music concerts, big band remotes, farm reports, news and commentary, panel discussions, quiz shows (beginning with Professor Quiz), sidewalk interviews (on Vox Pop), sports broadcasts, talent shows and weather forecasts. Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy-hero, created in 1904 by Clarence E. Mulford and appearing in a series of popular stories and later novels. Here the character appears as a rude, rough-talking 'galoot'. Beginning in 1935, the character, played by William Boyd was transformed into the clean-cut hero of a series of 66 immensely popular films, only a few of which were based on Mulford's works, but which led, in turn, to a comic book series modelled after the films... Vic and Sade was the most popular show of its kind in the history of radio, won numerous awards and was atop the ratings for many years running. For the majority of its time on the air it was presented in fifteen minute episodes without continuing plot. It featured the three voices of the main characters only but their world was peopled by countless characters with whom the listener became intimately acquainted. When the actor who played Vic became ill, a second male character, Uncle Fletcher, was added to the cast. And, when the actor who played Rush was called into service during WWII, another young voice was added to take his place. . . . Dragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well- remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style. What made Inner Sanctum Mysteries unique among radio horror shows was its host, a slightly-sinister sounding man originally known as “Raymond.” The host had a droll sense of humor and an appetite for ghoulish puns, and his influence can be seen among horror hosts everywhere, from the Crypt-Keeper to Elvira. Raymond Edward Johnson was the show’s host until 1945; Paul McGrath took over the role until the show left the air in 1952. Producer Hiram Brown would utilize the creaking door again in the 1970s, when he produced and directed The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Lux Radio Theater, a long-run classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934-35); CBS (1935-54) and NBC (1954-55). Initially, the series adapted Broadway plays during its first two seasons before it began adapting films. These hour-long radio programs were performed live before studio audiences. It became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, broadcast for more than 20 years and continued on television as the Lux Video Theatre through most of the 1950s. Magic Island was a syndicated serial that first aired sometime in 1936 and consisted of one hundred thirty 12-minute episodes. The storyline dealt with a wealthy woman and her search for her long lost daughter. She finds her on a man-made island that can submerge to avoid detection. The series was targeted for a juvenile audience and small children are the main focus of the story line. Incredible But True series consisted of 15 minute shows, similar in format to Ripley's Believe It Or Not that had aired from 1930 to 1948. It was hosted/narrated by Ken Nordine and was produced by Unusual Features Syndicate. This syndicated series was heard on the Mutual network during 1950 and 1951 on various days and at various times. THERE ARE 60-70 SHOWS ON 1 CD, APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS PLAY TIME. BECAUSE THEY ARE IN MP3 FORMAT, THEY WILL PLAY ON ANY COMPUTER AND SOME CD PLAYERS THAT ARE MARKED PLAYS MP3s. YOU CAN ALSO COPY THE FILES TO YOUR IPOD OR OTHER MP3 PLAYER.

The Floral Kingdom Its History, Sentiment and Poetry A Dictionary of More Than Three Hundred Plants, with the Genera and Families to Which They Belong, And the Language of each Illustrated with Appropriate Gems of Poetry And A Practical Treatise for Amateurs On the Cultivation and Analysis of Plants By Mrs. Cordelia Harris Turner Published 1877, 668 pages - Bonus Book – Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers By Marcus Ward & Co.Published 1877, 264 pages, color illustrations Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) $9.95 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Floral-Kingdom_W0QQitemZ130367123763QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5a7c7133 “The love of flowers having become so nearly universal, it seems almost superfluous for an author to attempt any explanation in placing a work at all pertaining to the subject before the public, as every work, either elaborate or simple, must awaken a response in some heart where nature has placed her shrine. To those endowed with keen perceptions, the magnifi- cent, intricate and wonderful handiwork of the All-wise is daily manifested, and always new, in the infinite variety of the floral world. “A number of years ago, the writer, being interested in the mythological legends of the Greeks and Romans, was frequently struck with the number of fabled gods and goddesses, and the various rural nymphs who attended them, that were transformed into a tree, shrub or flower, either to mitigate some sorrow, gratify revenge, or as a punishment for some breach of the laws supposed to govern the deities of that time. “Having made numerous memoranda of such legends, the love of flowers was sufficient to interest one in the general history of plants, their nativity, uses, the chief events in the history of each species, its cultivation and introduction into America. The "Floral Kingdom" is the mature outgrowth of such notes. In order to make the book pleasing to the general reader, it has been the endeavor to exclude all technical terms pertaining to the science of botany, except the mere classification of plants into families to show the relation of one plant to another.

The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1900 380 pages Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) $9.95 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Scarlet-Letter-by-Nathaniel-Hawthorne-audio_W0QQitemZ200421451714QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaa0ca7c2 The story begins in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, then a Puritan settlement. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter “A” on her breast. The scarlet letter “A” represents the act of adultery that she has committed; it is to be a symbol of her sin for all to see. She will not reveal her lover’s identity, however, and the scarlet letter, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy -Bonus – Also includes audio files of human readings of all 47 chapters of this book. These MP3 files can be played on a computer or copied to any MP3 player. Twenty-six files, three to fifty minutes each, total listening time 9 hours. You can also burn to CD and play in your auto CD player (will require 5 CD’s and CD burning software.). If you do not have the time, knowledge or equipment to burn, a CD set is available for an additional $5.95 + $2.49 shipping and handling.These are public domain recordings by volunteer readers, produced by LibriVox.

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Military History of the Virginia Military Institute 600 pages, Illustrated & Indexed By Jennings C. Wise, Published 1915 Requires Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View $10.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Military-History-of-Virginia-Military-Institute_W0QQitemZ200405719095QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea91c9837 On November 11, 1839 the Virginia Military Institute was founded on the site of the Lexington state arsenal, and the first Cadets relieved personnel on duty. Under Major General Francis Henney Smith, superintendent, and Colonel Claudius Crozet, president of the Board of Visitors, the Corps was imbued with the discipline and the spirit for which it is famous. The first cadet to march a sentinel post was Private John Strange in 1839. Except during the Civil War, there havebeen sentinels posted at VMI twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, during the school year, since Strange's posting nearly 170 years ago. The class of 1842 graduated 16 cadets. Living conditions were poor until 1850 when the cornerstone of the new barracks was laid. In 1851 Thomas "Stonewall"Jackson became a member of the faculty and professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy. Under then-Major Jackson and Major William Gilham,VMI infantry and artillery units were present at the execution by hanging of John Brown at Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1859. Jennings Cropper Wise, lawyer and army officer, was born on September 10, 1881 in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from the Phillip Exeter Academy (New Hampshire) in 1882 and from the Virginia Military Institute in 1902. He subsequently received a law degree from the University of Virginia. Wise spent the majority of his career in the practice of law, primarily in private practice. He was associated with the firms of Pollard , Wise andChichester (Richmond, Virginia), and Munn, Anderson and Munn (Washington, DC). In addition, he taught at his alma mater, the Virginia Military Institute (1912-1915) and he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the AEF during World War I.In 1915 he published this book on the history of his alma mater. Following his retirement in 1954, he concentrated on researching and writing a book ultimately published under the title Sunrise of the Virginia Military Institute as a School of Arms.. He died in 1968

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Baird’s Manual of American College Fraternities A Descriptive Analysis of the Fraternity System in the College of the United States, With a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity Edited By James T. Brown , 1920 900 pages, indexed Bonus Book – Student Life and Customs, 1901, 350+ pages Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/American-Fraternities-Manual-Bairds-VA-History_W0QQitemZ200446902661QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eab910185 Not only does Baird's Manual provide excellent reference and resource information for those seeking additional information on the American College Fraternity System, but it also provides a valuable sense of the history of the Greek movement. A simple must for campus greek advisors and fraternity/sorority headquarters staff members. CONTENTS Greek-letter Fraternities i Nomenclature I Insignia 3 Development of the System 4 The Women's Fraternities II Fraternity Expansion 12 Classificatii n and Characteristics 12 Membership and Chapters 14 Organization and Government 17 Publications 21 Catalogues 22 Song Books, Histories 25 Periodical Literature 26 College Annuals 30 Constitutions 30 Chapter-houses and Halls 31 Legislative Acts and Judicial Decisions 33 Fraternity Men in War 38 Inter-Fraternity Relationships 41 Inter-Fraternity Conference 42 Follow above link to see chart with remainder of Table of Contents

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Vigilante Days and Ways The Pioneers of the Rockies The Makers and Making of Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington,And Wyoming By Nathaniel Pitt Landford., 1893 485 Pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book – Sketches of Butte By George Wesley Davis, 1921 179 Pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable Requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) $9.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Vigilante-Days-and-Ways-Pioneers-of-the-Rockies_W0QQitemZ200446973484QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eab92162c "Up to this time, fear of punishment had exercisedno restraining influence on the conduct ofmen who had organized murder and robbery intoa steady pursuit. They hesitated at no atrocity necessary to accomplish their guilty designs.Murder with them was resorted to as the most available means of concealing robbery, and the two crimes were generally coincident. The country,filled with canons, gulches, and mountain passes, was especially adapted to their purposes,and the unpeopled distances between mining camps afforded ample opportunity for carrying them into execution. "Pack trains and companies,stage coaches and express messengers, were as much exposed as the solitary traveller, and often selectedas objects of attack. Miners, who had spent months of hard labor in the placers in the accumulationof a few hundreds of dollars, were never heard of after they left the mines to return to their distant homes. Men were daily and nightlyrobbed and murdered in the camps. There was no limit to this system of organized brigandage. CHAPTER I— Spanish Intrigues. CHAPTEK II.— Louisiana Purchase. CHAPTER III.— European Treaties. CHAPTER IV.— Henry Plummer. CHAPTER v.— Society in Lewiston. CHAPTER VI.— Northern Mines. CHAPTER VII.— Charley Harper. CHAPTER VIII.— Cherokee Bob. CHAPTER IX.— Florence. CHAPTER X.— First Vigilance Committee. CHAPTER XI.— New Gold Discoveries. CHAPTER XII.— Desertion of Mining Camps. CHAPTER XIII.— Boone Helm. CHAPTER XIV.— Charley Harper. CHAPTER XV.— Pinkham AND Patterson. CHAPTER XVI.— Early Discoveries of Gold. CHAPTER XVIL— Captain Fisk's Expedition. CHAPTER XVIII.— Bannack in 1862. CHAPTER XIX.— Moore CHAPTER XX.— Crawford CHAPTER XXII. — Organization op the Roughs. CHAPTER XXIII.— A Masonic Funeral. CHAPTER XXIV.— Battle op Bear River. CHAPTER XXV.— Alder Gulch. CHAPTER XXVI.— Virginia City CHAPTER XXVIL— Coach Robberies. CHAPTER XXVIII.— Leroy Southmayd. ILLUSTRATIONS

History of Travel In America, In Four Volumes Being an Outline of the Development in Modes of Travel from Archaic Vehicles of Colonial Times to the Completion of the First Trans- Continental Railroad; the Influence of the Indians on the Free Movement and Territorial Unity of the White Race; the Part Played by Travel Methods in the Economic Conquest Of the Continent; and those Related Human Experiences, Changing Social Conditions and Governmental Atti- tudes which Accompanied the Growth of a National Travel System By Seymour Dunbar, 1915 1,450+ pages, indexed, searchable profusely illustrated (some in color) Bonus Book – The Paths of Inland Commerce (Colonial Paths, Trails and Waterways) Also sold individually; see full description in separate ad. Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View $16.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/History-of-Travel-in-America-4-Volumes_W0QQitemZ200329509807QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea491bbaf Mr. Dunbar’s smoothly flowing narrative is so rich in picturesque illustrative anecdote that it holds the reader’s attention more closely than many novels. There are, for example, some delightful passages of comedy dealing with the adventures of Pilgrims who purchased birchbark canoes of the Indians. He also tells us of poleboats, arks, flatboats, keelboats, package boats and steam boats. Travel by rivers, oceans and canals. And sedan chairs, carriages, horse coaches, trails, roads, and highways We realize the significant changes introduced by the railroads, and see early views of airplanes. We gain a better understanding of inhibiters and facilitators to the settlement of this expansive county. There is a delightful chapter on early American taverns. There is the dramatic narrative of John Fitch, who revolutionized the social and business affairs of mankind by applying steam to the purposes of travel. We learn of the first locomotive, and the chapters on the Great National Road are full of life and color. No one can read these four extraordinary volumes without the conviction that the American people are destined always to be dissatisfied with the vehicles in which they are carried, and they have always desired to travel quickly. We learn of the significant reductions in time, discomfort, and cost brought about by new travel modes and routes. Also includes many insights into daily life in America. Very interesting and rewarding reading. A true surprise!

Pioneer History of Wise County, Texas >From Redmen to Railroads –Twenty Years of Intrepid History By Rev. Cliff D. Cates, 1907 471 pages, searchable Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Wise-County-TEXAS-Pioneer-History-TX-Genealogy_W0QQitemZ200317289027QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea3d74243 The history of white settlement in Wise County began with Sam Woody, who moved to Deep Creek (then in Cooke County) in 1854. His original log cabin remains as a historic site. Many other settlers, eager to take advantage of the state preemption grants of 160 acres of land, followed Woody into the area. District surveyors from Cooke County in the north and Denton County to the east mapped out the area, most of which was drawn from Cooke County. Wise County was officially established by legislative act on January 23, 1856, and was named in honor of Henry A. Wise, a United States Congressman from Virginia, who, during the 1840s, supported the annexation of Texas. The county seat, Decatur (originally named Taylorsville), was selected by a countywide election and, though challenged after the courthouse burned in 1895, has remained the seat of government to the present. The majority of Wise County settlers were immigrants from southern states, though only fifty-three of the county's 3,160 white residents owned slaves in 1860. Wise County was one of the Texas counties that voted against secession from the United States. In 1862, with most of the male population fighting in the Civil War, Wise County became a refugee camp. “In most of the so-called histories of Texas counties examined in connection with the present labors, emphasis has been found, too often, to have been placed on the ephemeral or ludicrous phases of the lives of the people represented, a temptation that has not been yielded to in the present instance. The admixture of anecdote with fact tends, as presently viewed, to weaken the latter, which admittedly is the most important; further, could the issue be left to posterity, there would unquestionably be a decision in favor of fact. It will not be here assumed that the lighter sides of life have no relative value; on the contrary they have, and the instances of this character gathered in connection with other matter, but eliminated for certain just reasons, will doubtless be presented in a second volume at a later date.” Follow link to see Table of Contents

Family history is easy to get started, especially if you've still got older generation relatives to pester with questions. The first person you start with, however, is yourself. Write down all the pertinent facts about you: birthdate & place, who you married and when, the birthdates & names of your children if you have them. Add any sisters or brothers to your list and then start on your parents. You'll need their full names, when they married, when & where they were born, their brothers and sisters, and their parents. Here's where it starts to get tricky. As your list grows longer it becomes harder to keep track of all the info. A simple way of doing this is to keep records of statistics for each individual on a separate page while also keeping a record of your direct line of ancestry. You can either invest in family history software, which you can get quite cheap or you can do it all on paper. A simple search of family history groups should provide you with resources to either download pages for printing or contact info for your local group. If you can't find a group through an internet search engine, look the old-fashioned way and head to your local library. Family history groups are intimately connected with libraries through their research needs. Most groups have copies of the correct recording pages to give out or sell to researchers. Once you have the pages in hand you will see that they are quite easy to follow. There are spaces for names, partners, dates, children, occupation, parents and usually space for brief info on the children such as who they marry and any children they might have. Keep your pages together in family groups. You'll also come across a page that looks more like a family tree starting with one person and ending with slots for up to six people. Fill these out as well. If you haven't quite figured it out yet, family history research uses lots of paper so you'll need somewhere to store it. Look around for a sturdy suspension file box or cabinet. You will eventually hit a few snags in your information trail. What you can't get from your parents, grandparents and other relatives, you should be able to get from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. These registries issue, for a fee, copies of birth, death and marriage certificates registered with them. Registration of such events hasn't always been compulsory though so once you get back 100 years plus certificates are harder to find. Record all the info on to your pages and store the certificate somewhere safe. Each certificate should provide you with parent names and occupations, and siblings or issue. As you reach further back in time you may find that some of the names are a little different to what you expected. This may be in spelling only or it may be a completely different name. The information recorded on the certificate depends on the knowledge of the original person providing it. Another common experience is that people have the habit of changing the name they are known by over their life time. For example, my grandmother's name was "Dorothy" but everyone called her "Billie". My great- grandfather's name was "William", yet his officially recorded name is "Willie". If you are struggling with obtaining all the information on long-dead relatives then take a look at what you do have. Occupations, membership in groups, schools and knowing where they lived or were born, can all unearth more history. Try contacting local history groups and family history groups in the area where your ancestors lived. Research the groups they participated in. One of my greatx2- grandfathers was a member of the Oddfellows Society. The group did, and still does, provide health fund membership. Through research into that group in the local area I found details not only of my direct ancestor but also a number of his brothers, brothers-in-law and father, including when and how some of them died, who they were married to and when they had children. Hopefully by this stage you have joined your local family history group where you will find plenty of people to help you, resources, and access to further lines of query. Your group may also run courses for beginners and will advertise other courses and workshops you can attend. To research your family history, you need time, patience and a curious mind. Talk to your family and record their stories, but don't take what they say as the whole truth. Investigate everything you can and back up the stories with facts. Truth, like names, changes over time. Search Millions of Public Records: http://www.pubrecs.tk/

History of Auglaize County, Ohio - By Robert Sutton 1880 206 Pages, indexed searchable - Bonus Book –Early History of Auglaize County, Ohio By J. D. Simkins, 1900 119 Pages, indexed searchable - Bonus Book #2 –History of Western Ohio And Auglaize County By C. W. Williamson, 1905 621 Pages Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Auglaize-County-Ohio-History-Bonus_W0QQitemZ200452980833QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eabedc061 The first settlement of Ohio was made by a colony from New England at the mouth of the Muskingum. It was literally a remnant of the officers and soldiers of the Revolution. Of this colony no praise of the historian can be as competent or as strong as the language of Washington. He says, in answer to inquiries addressed to him: "No colony in America was ever settled under such favorable auspices as that which has just commenced at the Muskingum. . . . . This colony, left alone for a time, made its own government, and nailed its laws to a tree in the village; an early indication of that law-abiding and peaceful spirit which has since made Ohio a just and well ordered community. The subsequent settlements on the Miami and Scioto were made by citizens of New Jersey and Virginia, and it is certainly remarkable that among the early immigration there were no ignorant people. In the language of Washington, they came with "information" — qualified to promote the welfare of the community. Soon after the settlement on the Muskingum and the Miami, the great wave of migration flowed on the plains and valleys of Ohio and Kentucky. Kentucky had been settled earlier, but the main body of immigrants in subsequent years went into Ohio, influenced partly by the ordinance of 1787. CONTENTS. Introduction 13 History of Ohio 15 The War of 1812 19 Indian Territory 20 The Shawnees 43 Blackhoof 48 Way-wel-ea-py 52 John Perry 53 Little Turtle 53 Tecurnseh 54 Logan 62 Captain Johnny 64 Bright Horn 64 John Wolf 65 Peter Cornstalk 65 Blue Jacket 65 The Friends at Wapakoneta 67 Auglaize County 80 Bodies of water 80 Railroads 81 Wagon Roads 81 Villages 83 Material Wealth 83 County Seat 85 Geology 86 Mastodon 92 Archaeology 95 Official Record 99 Duchouquet Township . . 101 Wapakoneta 101 Business Interests 108 Schools 111 Churches 113 Biographical 124 St. Marys Township St. Marys . Business Interests Churches Official Record Biographical German Township New Bremen Biographical Churches Jackson Township Minster Biographical Washington Township New Knoxville Biographical Pusheta Township Freyhurg . Biographical Clay Township St. Johns . Biographical Goshen Township New Hampshire Biographical Wayne Township Waynesfield Biographical Union Township Uniopolis . Biographical Logan Township Buchland . Biographical Salem Township Kossuth . Biographical Noble Township Biographical Moulton Township Glynwood Biographical Military Record Roll of Honor

One of Jackson’s Foot Cavalry - Including A History of “F Company”, Richmond, VA 21st Regiment, VA Infantry, Second Brigade, Jackson’s Division, Second Corps, A. N. VA. By Nathaniel John H. Worsham, 1912 353 Pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable ************************************************************* Requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3)************************************************************* $9.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Jacksons-Foot-Cavalry-Richmond-21st-Regiment_W0QQitemZ130376459505QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5b0ae4f1 “In writing my experience and what I saw during the war as one of Jackson's " foot cavalry," it is not my intention to make a comparison of commands, but simply to state what was seen and experienced by me. When other commands are mentioned, it is done to give their position so that the reader may the better understand the situation; and when I have a word of praise for them, it is because they came under my eye. It is needless to make comparisons between different commands of the Army of Northern Virginia. "The world never saw such courage, devotion, and patriotism as was displayed by the men of that army, and every man in it who did his duty was a hero.” CONTENTS I.Commencement of Hostilities, 1861 .... 13 II.Fredericksburg and Aquia Creek 17 III.Camp Lee and Mustering into Service ... 29 IV. West Virginia — Election of President of Southern Confederacy 39 V.The Valley of Virginia 53 VI.Bath and Romney 57 VII. Winchester Evacuated, 1862 64 VIII. Kernstown 66 IX.Retreat from Kernstown 71 X.McDowell ...77 XI.The Valley Campaign — Front Royal — Middletown, Winchester, Cross Keys — Port Republic 82 XII.The Seven Days Campaign 97 XIII.Cedar Run 108 XIV.Second Manassas 118 XV.Maryland Campaign, Harper's Ferry — Sharpsburg 136 XVI.Fredericksburg 149 XVII.Winter Quarters, 1862-3 — Picket Duty — Getting the Mail, Medicines — Recruiting a New Company 155 XVIII.Lieutenant General Jackson 164 XIX.Williamsport 167 XX.Camp Montpelier, The Great Religious Revival, Review of Second Corps, The Advance Against Meade 176 XXI.Payne's Farm and Mine Run 187 XXII.Winter 1863-4. Camp Near Mt. Pisgah Church, Execution of Three Confederate Soldiers, Rations, The Negro Cooks 191 XXIII.The Wilderness 200 XXIV,Spottsylvania C. H 208 XXV.Hanover Junction, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor 222 XXVI.Lynchburg 227 XXVII.Monocacy 235 XXVIII.Washington, D. C 241 XXIX.Kernstown Second and the Enemy's Cavalry AT Leetown 245 XXX.Winchester — What Brought on the Battle . 256 XXXI.Returns of Second Army Corps, Aug. 31, 1864 . 269 XXXII.Cedar Creek — Winter, 1864-5, Second Corps Goes to Petersburg, The Battle of Hatcher's Run, Fort Steadman, The Flag of the 2IST Va. Regt. 275 XXXIII.The Evacuation of Richmond and Lee's Surrender — The Arrival of the First Yankees in Richmond 285 XXXIV.Returning Home 292 XXXV.The Women of the South 295 XXXVI.General Lee 299 XXXVII.Record of F Company, Roster, Killed, Wounded, &c., Battles, Who Surrendered at Appomattox 301 XXXVIII.Conclusion 340