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William Maxwell, a Virginian of ante-bellum days

William Henry Tappey Squires 1875-1948

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Description:Excerpt from William Maxwell: A Virginian of Ante-Bellum Days His brilliant life spanned that long and interesting period which opened at the Revolution and closed at the Civil War. He was born in Norfolk, Va. (1784), less than three months after General Washington had delivered his farewell address to the army. He died near Williamsburg (1857) two months before Chief Justice Taney had rendered the Dred Scott decision. These were the days of intellectual giants in Church and State and Maxwell was a king among them. It is to question whether the Virginia of his time produced a more cultured, gifted and versatile son than he. His name and fame have become obscured. Had Maxwell devoted his talents to politics as he did to law, literature and education, his fame would be secure. It must be remembered that he passed away just before the long and heart-breaking series of catastrophies that befell in the terrible years of blood, glory, defeat and humiliation (1861-75). There was but little chance for kindly courtesies to the memory of departed benefactors. Yet, even so, this does not wholly excuse, if it does in part explain, the seeming neglect of those for whom he labored more directly. His life is a peculiar ornament and his memory should remain the care of the Presbyterians of this state, the college of Hampden-Sidney and the city of Norfolk. The family was Scotch, as the name indicates. But his father, James Maxwell, was loyal to this, his adopted country, and served faithfully in the infant navy of Virginia. So efficient was Captain Maxwell that he was made "general superintendent" of the little Virginia fleet. In November, 1781, he was put in command of the "Covenant," a man-of-man of considerable displacement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with William Maxwell, a Virginian of ante-bellum days. To get started finding William Maxwell, a Virginian of ante-bellum days, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from William Maxwell: A Virginian of Ante-Bellum Days His brilliant life spanned that long and interesting period which opened at the Revolution and closed at the Civil War. He was born in Norfolk, Va. (1784), less than three months after General Washington had delivered his farewell address to the army. He died near Williamsburg (1857) two months before Chief Justice Taney had rendered the Dred Scott decision. These were the days of intellectual giants in Church and State and Maxwell was a king among them. It is to question whether the Virginia of his time produced a more cultured, gifted and versatile son than he. His name and fame have become obscured. Had Maxwell devoted his talents to politics as he did to law, literature and education, his fame would be secure. It must be remembered that he passed away just before the long and heart-breaking series of catastrophies that befell in the terrible years of blood, glory, defeat and humiliation (1861-75). There was but little chance for kindly courtesies to the memory of departed benefactors. Yet, even so, this does not wholly excuse, if it does in part explain, the seeming neglect of those for whom he labored more directly. His life is a peculiar ornament and his memory should remain the care of the Presbyterians of this state, the college of Hampden-Sidney and the city of Norfolk. The family was Scotch, as the name indicates. But his father, James Maxwell, was loyal to this, his adopted country, and served faithfully in the infant navy of Virginia. So efficient was Captain Maxwell that he was made "general superintendent" of the little Virginia fleet. In November, 1781, he was put in command of the "Covenant," a man-of-man of considerable displacement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with William Maxwell, a Virginian of ante-bellum days. To get started finding William Maxwell, a Virginian of ante-bellum days, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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