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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General David Bullock Harris, C. S. A. (search)
s father that he was the most promising young officer in the army. He served as assistant engineer in the construction of the James River and Kanawha canal, 1835-1837, and latterly in some railroad surveys in the mountains of Virginia. In 1835 he joined a relative in large operations in tobacco at Cloverport, Kentucky, meeting with much success financially. He originated the Scrap hogshead, in which a large business has since been done. He visited Europe in 1848, and met in London Miss Eliza L. Knight, who became his wife in 1849. He engaged in farming at his seat, Woodville, Goochland county, Virginia, from 1845 to 1861, never relinquishing, however, his operations in tobacco at Frederick's Hall and Petersburg. He was also interested in other mercantile ventures. He, like many other Virginians, was not an original Secessionist, and hoped that the impending strife might be averted. The call, however, of President Lincoln for troops from Virginia in 1861 instantaneously decided
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 20. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
e to, 373. Jackson, Wounding of Col. J. H., 182. James, Capt., Geo. S., 62. Jenkins, Death of Gen. M., 70. Johnston and Davis, Cause of their variance, 95. Johnston, Gen., Albert Sidney, Death of, 129. Johnston's Surrender, Terms offered by Gen. Sherman, 205. Jones, C. S. Navy, Lt. Catesby Ap. R. 4, 11. Jones, M. D., Ll.D., Prof. Joseph, 109. Jones, D. D., Rev. J. Wm., Address of, 367. Jones, W. Ellis, 185. Kershaw, Gen. J. B., 88. Klein, Death of Capt., 172. Knight, Col. Charles W., 172. Lamb, Col. Wm., Letter of wife of, giving account of the Defence of Fort Fisher, 301. Lane, Gel. James H., 311. Lee, Gen., Fitzhugh, 47. Lee, Gen. R. E., His charge with the Texas Brigade, 71; tributes of Gen. J. A. Walker and Hon. B. H. Hill to, 372. Longstreet, Wounding of Gen. James, 70. McCabe, Capt. W. Gordon 16, 237, 238, 356, 364, 398, 399, 401. McCarthy, Carlton, 261. McCarthy, Capt., Edward, 291. Macaulay, Zachary, a slave-trader, 272.