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1. A Trooper's Reminiscences by Benjamin Boisseau Vaughn - May 27, 1894

   Object ID 2009.75.220 is a duplicate of this newspaper article. Object ID 2009.75.026 - The content of the object ID referred to is a one-page entry that is in pieces, but is part of this same newspaper article, which is the same as page 5. Page 3 and 4 are duplicates, but the second image has more of the article on the right top. The newspaper is split into smaller portions where it was folded. Vaughan was a trooper in the 1st Virginia ...

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2. Biography of General James A. Walker - 1896

   James A. Walker was born in Augusta County, Virginia on August 27, 1832, and was a student at the Virginia Military Institute. After leaving the Institute in 1852 he was employed for two years as a civil engineer on the Covington and Ohio Railroad. He attended law school at the University of Virginia and was located at Pulaski Court House in 1855 as a lawyer. He was elected attorney for Pulaski County. At the time of the John Brown Raid, he began...

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3. Cane Carved from Wood Grown at Stonewall Jackson's Gravesite - Wooden cane with intricate carvings, from wood grown at Stonewall Jackson's gravesite. "Stonewall Jackson - This cane grew at Stonewall Jackson's Grave, Lexington, VA" is engraved on the side. Brass plate attached says "S. S. G. Jr. from FELLOWSHIP CLASS 12-25-1976".

   1998.08

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4. Dr. Lylburn L. Downing - A black and white photograph of Dr. L. L. Downing. Lylburn L. Downing began his pastorate at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in July 1894 and was leader of the church until his death in February 1937. A native of Lexington, Virginia and a graduate of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, Rev. Downing's spiritual development was strongly influenced by General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. General Jackson had taught Reverend Downing's parents in a Sunday school class. Rev. Downing and his congregation erected a frame church building on Fifth Avenue (now Patton Avenue) and Third Street in 1898. In 1906, Rev. Downing placed the "Stonewall" Jackson Memorial window in the church. The window has been preserved and was installed in the present church built in 1961. Rev. Downing was also involved in a number of civic betterment activities. For years he was the only African American member of the City Republican Committee and was Roanoke City's first probation officer. Fraternally, he was a Mason and Odd Fellow.

   2007.41.2

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5. John E. Laughton letter of June 20, 1892 - June 20, 1892

   Note from Laughton to Bernard explaining the situation of the Richmond Howitzers. The First (1st) Company of Richmond Howitzers was the battery engaged with Mahone's Brigade at Chancellorsville. The 2nd and 3rd Companies were attached to Jackson's Corps and never connected with either Anderson's Division or A. P. Hill's Corps. The companies were separated at the start of the war, and assigned to different Corps, and never re-united in the same...

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6. The Gettysburg Campaign (continued) - 1894

   George S. Bernard gave an address to the R. E. Lee Camp Number 1 of Confederate Veterans, in Richmond, Virginia, and his talk was printed in The Petersburg Enterprise, March 10, 1894. The subject was his recollection of the march toward Gettysburg, as recounted in his diary. The article begins in June of 1863, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, a few miles from Chambersburg. After crossing the state line from Virginia into Maryland, Bernard reflec...

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7. To the Editor of the Dispatch, Wytheville, Virginia - May 25, 1894

   The first three pages have faded almost to the point where they can not be read, as the typing has faded. Some of the pages have split where they have been folded. Also there is a page missing. There is no signature attached to these papers, but it is believed that this account may have been written by James A. Walker. He was a colonel in the 13th Virginia Infantry, and promoted to a Brigadier General in May 1863. He is buried in the East End ...

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8. Willow Spout - Photograph of a spring known as "Willow Spout" on Route 11 three tenths of a mile from Augusta Military Academy. In earlier times the willow spout lay just across the Valley Turnpike from the tollhouse. A note on the reverse of the photograph indicates Stonewall Jackson camped at this location. The nearby historical marker relates that Samuel Harnsberger planted a willow tree in a spring here in 1848. "Spring water flowed up the trunk and out a spout driven in its side, falling into a trough." Convenient springs were essential to travel prior to the automobile age.

   1998.24.379

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