Memorials of Old Virginia A Geographical and Political Summary, A DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE, ITS GEOLOGY, SOILS, MINERALS AND CLIMATE; ITS ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS;MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES;RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES;INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT. By Jedediah Hotchkiss, 1876 336 pages - Bonus Book –- Maps Relating to Virginia Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View $9.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Virginia-Geographical-and-Political-Description-1888_W0QQitemZ130371283756QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5abbeb2c Jedediah (Jed) Hotchkiss, was an educator and the most famous cartographer and topographer of the American Civil War. His detailed and accurate maps of the Shenandoah Valley are credited by many as a principal factor in Confederate General Stonewall Jackson's victories in the Valley Campaign of 1862. Almost all of the Confederate maps in the Official Records produced by the U.S. War Department were those drawn by him. TABLE OF CONTENTS. } PART I.—GEOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY. CHAPTER I.—TOPOGEAPIIICAL. pages. General Description of Virginia 3-19 CHAPTER II.—GEOLOGICAL.The Formations 20-29 The Soils 29-33 The Minerals 33-47 CHAPTER III.—CLIMATIC. The Climate 48-64 CHAPTER IV.—PRODUCTIONS. Animal Products 65-76 Vegetable Products 76-91 CHAPTER V.—MANUFACTURES Results of Manufacturing 92-109 Facilities for Manufacturing 109-120 CHAPTER VI.—C0MMERCE. Commercial Results 121-152 Commercial Advantages 153-161 Cotton Trade 161-172 PART II.—POLITICAL SUMMARY. CHAPTER VII. Population , 175-194 CHAPTER VIII. Religious Advantages 195-1 98 CHAPTER IX. ProAision for Education 199-217 CHAPTER X. Internal Improvements and Transportation 218-239 CHAPTER XI Form of Government and Laws 240-249 APPENDIX A. Railroads and (Annals 251-260 APPENDIX B. Population, Counties 261-272