Yorktown Centennial Handbook: Historical and Topographical Guide to the Yorktown Peninsula, Richmond, James River and Norfolk (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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In the historical portion of this hand-book the reader will find short narratives of two famous campaigns which, at the distance of nearly a century from each other, determined the fate of the American Republic, and made the Virginia Peninsula one of the historic countries of the world. The best sources have been consulted and followed. The bio graphical sketches of the high French officers who shared the toil and the glories of the Yorktown campaign, and of the family of Lafayette, have been prepared from the best and most recent authorities. These are followed by an his toric account of the proceedings of Congress in 1781 and 1880, in reference to the victory and the monument to the French alliance, the corner stone of which will be laid in October, added to which is a description of the design sub mitted for the column and of the inscriptions to be engraved upon it.

The second part is a historic and topographical guide to the Yorktown Peninsula, with its quaint old towns, and to the various points of interest the traveler may find on the descent of the James River from Richmond to its mouth; and finally presents a brief sketch of the seaports of Norfolk and Portsmouth, the future metropolis of the Southern States. At the close will be found a traveler's guide made up from the summer schedule of the railroad and steamship lines which connect the Peninsula with the North, South, East, and West.

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