General Lee’s Traveller and Lexington Welcome Tale
The narrative recalls a rare kitten quint, a horse named Traveller greeting General Lee in Lexington. An old soldier met the general with Traveller, guiding the bridle to the hotel steps. Decades later, Miss Mary Custis Lee showed Washington and Lee silver, recalling aunt’s kindness, until Traveller died of lockjaw from a nailed foot.
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Oakland
Lee
Lexington
General Lee
Mary
Europe
Washington and Lee
Custis
Washington
Heard First and Closing Shots of War of Sixties
Richmond News-Leader reminiscence by Charles F. Preston recounts hearing both the first shot at Fort Sumter and the last at Appomattox. He details travel from Savannah to Charleston, Richmond, Cartersville, and Oakland with General Lee, including a ride on Traveller and moments with the Lee family.
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Charles F. Preston
Richmond News-Leader
Fort Sumter
t+ tox
Lee
Grant
Whitemarsh Island
Savannah River
Judge Gibson
Oskland
Cumberland County
Cartersville
Savannnah
Charleston
Charleston Harbor
Richmond
Oakland
Sheridan
James River
Appomattox
Tom
General Lee
Aengyneen
Taleral
Capon Springs area notes and local happenings
In Capon Springs W Va May Mr Dewey Orndorff is seriously injured after being run over by a truck and remains hospitalized. Kenneth Cooper’s car a 1935 Ford coach burned Tuesday night though insured. Mrs David Haun attended Moorefield High School commencement with her husband, Hardy county teacher. Local residents including Cornwell Dyer Alston Nesmith and Ruth Watson with John Birmingham were listed as visitors.
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Capon Springs
W. Va
Dewey Orndorff
Cornwell Dyer
B. G. Brill’s
Winchester
Gece Hospital
Kenneth Cooper
Cooper
David Haun
Moorefield High School
Hardy County
Milton Bland
Clarence Bland
Ruth Watson
John Birmingham
Quote attribution for Rip Van Winkle quote
The remark is attributed to P. J. A. and cited as from Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle. There is no record of Irving stating that line. likely misattribution to the author or a misquote from a secondary source.
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Wirving
Rip van Winkle
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Gen. Sherman
P. J
Lady Baltimore
LEE Baking CO
FISH
Virginia
Apple
Winchester Cold Storage
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
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