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Virginia and Virginians

eminent Virginians, executives of the colony of Virginia from Sir Thomas Smyth to Lord Dunmore. Executives of the state of Virginia, from Patrick Henry to Fitzhugh Lee. Sketches of Gens. Ambrose Powel Hill, Robert E. Lee, Thos. Jonathan Jackson, Commodore Maury

Brock, R. A. (1839-1914)

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HISTORY OF VIRGINIA.

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VIRGINIA IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY.

THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD IN APRIL, 1861.

VIRGINIA CREATES A NAVY.

DEFENSES ALONG THE POTOMAC, YORK AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVERS.

THE ST. NICHOLAS.

DEFENSES ALONG THE JAMES, NANSEMOND AND ELIZABETH RIVERS.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIRGINIA.

THE SERVICE OF THE VIRGINIA.

THE MEETING OF THE VIRGINIA AND THE MONITOR.

UP THE JAMES RIVER.

THE BATTLE OF DREWRY'S BLUFF.

THE JAMES RIVER SQUADRON AGAIN.

OPERATIONS ON THE JAMES IN 1864-5.

THE LAST GALLANT STAND OF VIRGINIA NAVAL FORCES.

PRIVATEERING AND INDIVIDUAL EXPLOITS.

VIRGINIANS IN THE MARINE CORPS.

THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE BATTLES OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES.

ENGAGEMENTS BY STATES AND TERRITORIES.

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EMINENT VIRGINIANS.

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Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

RICHARD HENRY LEE,

BENJAMIN HARRISON.

THOMAS NELSON, JR.,

FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE.

CARTER BRAXTON,

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Presidents of the United States.

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

THOMAS JEFFERSON,

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,

ZACHARY TAYLOR,

GOVERNOR FITZHUGH LEE.

MAJOR WILLIAM T. SUTHERLIN.

GEN. V. D. GRONER.

HON. ALEXANDER DONNAN.

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CAMPBELL COUNTY.

R. H. T. ADAMS,

BENJAMIN BLACKFORD, M. D.,

CHARLES MINOR BLACKFORD

JAMES M. BOOKER

ANDREW WILKIE BUTLER

JOHN ROBERT CLARK

JAMES M. CLELAND

MAJOR ADAM CLEMENT,

WILLIAM J. COLLINS

EDWARD A. CRAIGHILL, M. D.

ROBERT TEMPLEMAN CRAIGHILL.

JOHN WILLIAM DILLARD, M. D.

GEN. WYATT M. ELLIOTT

JOHN W. FAULKNER.

SENATOR EDWARD J. FOLKES,

MAJOR JOHN H. FLOOD

HON. JAMES FRANKLIN

JOHN WALLINGFORD GOODWIN

MAX GUGGENHEIMER

JAMES MADISON IRWIN.

GEORGE M. JONES.

ROBERT GARLICK HILL KEAN.

WILLIAM KING, JR.

JOHN H. KINNIER

RICHARD T. LACY

DANIEL LANGHORNE, M. D.

COL. MAURICE'S LANGHORNE

JUDGE CHARLES P. LATHAM

CAPT. LEONARD F. LUCADO

TAZEWELL M. McCORKLE.

CHARLES M. MAYS

EDWIN S. MOORMAN

MAJOR MARCELLUS N. MOORMAN.

GEN. THOMAS T. MUNFORD

JUDGE A. W. NOWLIN.

COL. KIRKWOOD OTEY

COL. PETER J. OTEY,

CAPT. JOHN MEEM PAYNE

HOWELL ALLISON ROBINSON

EDMUND SCHAEFER

GEN. JOHN HOLMES SMITH.

WILLIAM OTWAY SMITH

WILLIAM B. SNEAD

CAPT. CHARLES W. STATHAM

WILLIAM A. STROTHER.

ALEXANDER THURMAN

WILLIAM T. WALKER, M. D.

GEORGE P. WATKINS

COL. JAMES W. WATTS,

JAMES T. WILLIAMS,

CAPT. JEHU WILLIAMS.

SAMUEL GRIFFIN WINGFIELD

J. H. C. WINSTON

STEPHEN THOMAS WOOD,

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PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY.

EUGENE S. ARNETT

CHARLES A. BALLOU.

LANDON CARTER BERKELEY, JR.

EDWIN E. BOULDIN,

COL. GEORGE C. CABELL.

JOHN R. CABELL, M. D.

CHARLES H. CONRAD

JOHN HAMILTON COSBY,

CHISWELL DABNEY.

MELFORD EUGENE DOUGLASS, M. D.

RICHARD LOUIS DIBRELL

COL. HUGHES DILLARD.

PETER W. FERRELL.

THOMAS BENTON FITZGERALD.

FRANK B. GRAVELY.

CAPT. PEYTON B. GRAVELY

COL. GEORGE K. GRIGGS.

JAMES P. HARRISON

JOHN R. HUTCHINGS

JAMES RUFUS JOPLING

NATHANIEL W. LUMPKIN,

NATHANIEL HARDIN MASSIE

COL. JAMES M. NEAL.

WILLIAM NELSON, M. D.

JOHN H. PATTESON

ESTON RANDOLPH.

WILSON NICHOLAS RUFFIN

THOMAS R. SCLATER

WILLIAM B. SHEPHERD.

THOMAS L. SYDNOR, D. D. S.,

THOMAS J. TALBOTT.

BENJAMIN B. TEMPLE, M. D.,

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HALIFAX COUNTY.

SAMUEL L. ADAMS.

JUDGE EDWARD W. ARMISTEAD

JOHN WATKINS EASLEY

MAJOR HENRY A. EDMONDSON

ALEXANDER R. GREEN

THOMAS R. JORDAN.

WALTER L. MOON.

JOSEPH STEBBINS

EDGAR HOPSON VAUGHAN,

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PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.

ROBERT BLAIR BERKELEY

CAPT. Z. A. BLANTON

COL. JOHN PATERSON FITZGERALD.

HON. PHILIP W. MCKINNEY

JOHN W. NASH, M. D.,

HENRY C. PAULETT

SAMUEL W. PAULETT,

JUDGE ASA D. WATKINS.

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NOTTOWAY COUNTY.

GEORGE CAMPBELL,

HON. WILLIAM EMBRE GAINES.

HERMAN JACKSON,

JUDGE WILLIAM HODGES MANN.

JOHN M. MORTON,

CHARLES EVERETT WILSON.

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DINWIDDIE COUNTY.

R. T. ARRINGTON.

WILLIAM E. BEASLEY

JUDGE DAVID MEADE BERNARD.

GEORGE S. BERNARD.

GENERAL STITH BOLLING

THOMAS JAY BURGESS.

GEORGE CAMERON.

F. EUGENE DAVIS

HON. RICHARD BEALE DAVIS

COL. EVERARD MEADE FEILD,

COL. WILLIAM M. FEILD

ALEXANDER HAMILTON,

BENJAMIN HARRISON,

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.

EDGAR A. HARTLEY

SAMUEL J. HURT,

THOMAS J. JARRATT.

FREEMAN W. JONES

FRANCIS RIVES LASSITER.

DR. H. G. LEIGH

WILLIAM ROBERTSON MCKENNEY.

CAPT. LOUIS L. MARKS.

SAMUEL H. MARKS.

J. EDWARD MOYLER,

HON. JAMES M. MULLEN

CAPTAIN JOHN R. PATTERSON

JOSEPH J. PERCIVALL

NATHAN BROOKS PRICHARD.

POWHATAN M. STEWARD,

MAJOR ROBERT M. SULLY,

WILLIAM H. TAPPEY

CAPTAIN JAMES T. TOSH

W. LAFAYETTE WATKINS.

CHARLES D. WITHERSPOON

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NANSEMOND COUNTY.

JAMES H. BEDELL.

EDWARD EVERETT HOLLAND

ROBERT E. JONES.

JUDGE WILBUR J. KILBY

WILLIAM H. PIERCE.

JUDGE PETER B. PRENTIS,

JOHN M. SHEPHERD.

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NORFOLK COUNTY.

WILLIAM F. ALLEN.

HON. RICHARD G. BANKS,

JAMES E. BARRY.

JUDGE GEORGE BLOW,

JUDGE DAVID TUCKER BROOKE.

FRANCIS DE CORDY,

HON. GRIFFIN FAUNTLEROY EDWARDS

CHARLES GRICE ELLIOTT,

THOMAS E. ELLIOTT

MICHAEL GLENNAN.

GOODRICH HATTON.

ROBERT MORTON HUGHES.

WILLIAM WALLACE HUNTER.

WILLIAM M. JONES

WILLIAM G. MAUPIN,

HON. JOHN NEELY

GEN. RICHARD L. PAGE

HON. WILLIAM H. PETERS

CHARLES SHARP ESQ.,

LUTHER SHELDON,

HON. LEROY HAMILTON SHIELDS

JUDGE EDWARD SPALDING.

HON. LUCIEN DOUGLAS STARKE.

SAMUEL A. STEVENS,

FREDERICK'S TAYLOR.

GEORGE W. TAYLOR

COL HENRY L. TURNER,

F. A. WALKE: M. D.

WILLIAM TALBOT WALKE

JAMES HATTON WATTERS

JUDGE LEGH RICHMOND WATTS.

THOMAS HAMLIN WILLCOX

GEORGE R. WILSON

M'DONALD L. WRENN

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ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY.

JUDGE JOHN BOOKER

CAPT. BENJAMIN F. HUDGINS,

EDGAR E. MONTAGUE.

JUDGE G. M. PEEK.

HENRY C. WHITING,

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WARWICK COUNTY.

COL. L. BREMOND.

COLONEL HENRY DE B. CLAY,

DR. A. C. JONES,

THEODORE LIVEZEY,

EDWIN PHILLIPS.

GEORGE B. WEST,

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JAMES CITY COUNTY.

CARY PEYTON ARMISTEAD,

JOHN CLOPTON: M. D.

WOODIE C. CONSTABLE,

LEONARD HENLEY: M. D.

JOHN LEYBOURNE MERCER.

JAMES DUNLAP MONCURE: M. D.,

CAPT. CHARLES B. TREVILIAN.

LYON GARDINER TYLER,

REV. LYMAN BROWN WHARTON.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY.

DR. CHRISTOPHER ALDERSON.

CAPT. GEORGE W. ALDERSON

JOHN A. P. BAKER: M. D.

REV. GEORGE R. BARR: D. D.

GEORGE M. BRIGHT,

MATHEW HAY BUCHANAN

CAPT. JOHN BYARS,

REV. W. C. CARDEN,

JOHN R. CARDWELL.

WILLIAM D. CLARK.

CHRISTIAN M. COLLEY.

THOMAS W. COLLEY.

REV. LEWIS F. COSBY: D. D.

DR. ROBERT C. CRAIG.

WARREN CRAWFORD,

D. C. CUMMINGS: JR,

ARCHIMEDES DAVIS

DAVID E. DEBUSK

DR. WILLIAM L. DUNN

WILLIAM W. EDWARDS: ESQ.

ABEL J. FLEENOR,

COL. J. H. FLEENOR.

HON. ISAAC C. FOWLER,

REV. THOMAS E. GARDNER

CAPT. JACOB J. GIESLER.

WYNDHAM R. GILMER

JOHN G. GOBBLE,

ROBERT EMMETT GRAY.

REV. J. R. HARRISON

THOMAS T. HAWKINS

JAS. CALVIN HAYTER,

REV. WILLIAM WARD HICKS,

MAJOR JOEL W. HORTENSTINE.

GEORGE W. HUBBLE M. D.

STEPHEN ALONZO JACKSON

MARSHALL M. JONES,

WM. BUCHANAN KELLY

MAJOR HENRY F. KENDRICK,

REV. JOHN RUTLEDGE KING

MOSES H. LATHAM.

GEORGE V. LITCHFIELD

WILLIAM L. M'CHESNEY

ROBERT T. M'QUOWN D. D. S.

JOHN HENRY MARTIN

C. E. METCALFE,

FELIX G. MILLER

WILLIAM H. MILLER,

ISAAC BAKER MOORE

MARION M. MORRISS

FRANCIS PRESTON.

THOMAS M. PRESTON.

HON. MESHACK S. RATCLIFF,

HARVEY M. RECTOR

CAPT. E. D. RICKETTS

HON. JOHN ROBERTS.

JAMES A. ROBINSON

WYNDHAM B. ROBERTSON.

J. ALEX. RODEFER,

COL. JOHN C. SUMMERS,

JACOB O. SUSONG

WILLIAM C. TADLOCK,

ROBERT L. TALBERT

LORENZO TANNER.

VINT. H. THOMAS

THE TRIGG FAMILY.

ABRAM BYRD TRIGG

HON. DANIEL TRIGG,

JUDGE GEORGE W. WARD JR.,

JOHN W. WINGFIELD

M. L. WITHERS: M. D.

SALMON M. WITHERS.

RUSH FLOYD YOUNG: M. D.

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CITY OF RICHMOND

THOMAS LEE ALFRIEND,

GENERAL EDGAR ALLAN.

CHAS. J. ANDERSON.

GEN. RUFUS A. AYERS,

J. BELL BIGGER,

CHARLES EDWARD BOLLING.

THE BOSHER FAMILY.

DR. LEWIS C. BOSHER

THOS. SEDDON BRUCE,

DR. JOHN LEE BUCHANAN.

HON. RICHARD HENRY CARDWELL.

COLONEL JOHN B. CARY.

JOHN KERR CHILDREY

ARTHUR B. CLARKE,

CAPT. JOHN ARCHER COKE.

GEN. JOHN R. COOKE

JOHN B. CRENSHAW.

WILLIAM H. CULLINGWORTH

HON. JAMES H. DOOLEY.

ANDREW LEWIS ELLETT.

HON. JAMES TAYLOR ELLYSON.

JUDGE H. W. FLOURNOY.

GEN. BIRKETT D. FRY.

MAJOR WM. R. GAINES.

EDWARD C. GARRISON,

CHARLES W. GODDIN.

ALEXANDER BARCLAY GUIGON.

JOHN CAMPBELL HAGAN,

ASHER W. HARMAN: JR.

MEADE HASKINS: ESQ.

CAPT. CHARLES D. HILL,

MAJOR JAMES C. HILL.

WM. HENRY JONES,

DR. R. A. LEWIS,

DR. JAMES B. M'CAW.

HUNTER HOLMES M'GUIRE: M. D.

J. JUDSON MONTAGUE,

MEREDITH FOX MONTAGUE.

THOMAS HILL MONTAGUE

WILLIAM W. MOSES,

MAJOR BENJ. H. NASH

DR. RICHARD A. PATTERSON.

JAMES WEST PEGRAM

WILLIAM L. ROYALL: ESQ

DR. CHARLES M. SHIELDS.

JOHN GIFFORD SKELTON: M. D.,

W. DELLIE SUTHERLAND,

LUCIEN BROOKING TATUM,

ROBERT LEE TRAYLOR

DR. JOHN N. UPSHUR

CHARLES WATKINS.

DR. ARMISTEAD L. WELLFORD

JUDGE BEVERLEY R. WELLFORD: JR.

DR. JOHN S. WELLFORD.

ISAIAH H. WHITE. M. D.

COL. THOMAS WHITEHEAD.

CHARLES EVANS WINGO,

PHILIP P. WINSTON

JUDGE SAMUEL B. WITT.

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HON. JOHN HOWE PEYTON

HON. JOHN LEWIS PEYTON,

ALLEN CAPERTON BRAXTON.

CAPT. JAMES BUMGARDNER

WILLIAM A. BURNETT

ARMISTEAD CHURCHILL GORDON,

HON. CHARLES GRATTAN,

HON. ALEXANDER B. LIGHTNER,

WILLIAM PATRICK

THOMAS W. SHELTON, M. D.

THOMAS R. N. SPECK,

JUDGE JOHN W. STOUT,

PHILIP BRAND SUBLETT.

HON. HENRY ST. GEO. TUCKER,

HON. JOSEPH ADDISON WADDELL,

MEADE FITZHUGH WHITE, ESQ.,

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JOHN H. FREEMAN. M. D.

HON. WILLIAM A. GLASGOW

THOS. MIDDLETON SEMMES,

HON. JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER.

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FREDERICKSBURG.

ROBERT WALKER ADAMS.

ROBERT B. BERREY,

JUDGE JOHN T. GOOLUCK

WILLIAM ALEXANDER LITTLE

HON. A. P. ROWE,

JUDGE A. WELLINGTON WALLACE

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HILARY E. DUVAL,

CAPT. HENRY FITZGERALD,

PROF. FRANK P. BRENT

JULIUS D. BELOTE

ROBERT L. BARRET, M. D.

GEORGE E. BRYAN

THOMAS J. CHEATHAM, M. D.

MARCUS A. COGBILL

COL. RICHARD T. W. DUKE

LAWRENCE E. FLANNAGAN.

OSWALD B. FINNEY, M. D.

JUDGE JOHN W. GILLET

JOHN DRUMMOND GRANT

CHARLES L. HARMANSON, M. D.,

WILLIAM T. JONES

HON. JOHN D. MOON

EDWARD MAY MAGRUDER, M. D.,

CAPT. LLOYD W. MEARS

LEVIN FLOYD NOCK

ROBERT W. NELSON, M. D.

MONTCALM OLDHAM, JR.

JESSE J. PORTER

HON. ROBERT J. POULSON.

UPSHUR B. QUINBY

EDGAR W. ROBERTSON, M. D.

W. G. ROGERS, M. D.

WILSON C. N. RANDOLPH, M. D.

FRANK A. SLOCOMB

HON. THOMAS M. SCOTT

T. SANFORD SPADY

JUDGE FREDERICK WILMER SIMS.

PROF. WILLIAM M. THORNTON

LT. COL. CHARLES S. VENABLE

REV. WILLIAM C. WADE

HON. F. V. WINSTON

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HISTORY OF VIRGINIA.

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VIRGINIA IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY, FROM PAGE 415 TO 448. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF BATTLES, FROM PAGE 449 TO 498. EMINENT VIRGINIANS.

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