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The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Archives presents the text of a June 1, 1863 letter written by Rebecca McDowell, the mother of Confederate cadet Private William McDowell (1846-1864). The letter was addressed to the superintendent of the VMI, and concerned William's application to the institute. The children's book "The Ghost Cadet" contains a fictional account of McDowell's participation in the Battle of New Market.
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Old Dominion State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author L. B. Taylor shines a light in the dark corners of Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From poltergeists that make trouble at Blue Ridge Pottery, to a phantom light on Holston Mountain, to specters haunting the battlefield of Cedar Creek, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
Central to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the town of New Market lies at the western base of the Massanutten range. Its crossroads go back to two Native American hunting trails that crossed here throughout the ages. By the 1740s, Swiss-German settlers began moving southward from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, region and settled in New Market, followed by Scotch-Irish immigrants. According to folklore, when it was incorporated in 1796, the community was named New Market after the famous race course in England. The area still shines with its agrarian roots, while over the years, it has fostered many educational institutions and maintained historically heavy commerce.
Twelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting his grandmother, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.
Letters, Charleston, South Carolina, 1830 October 5, to "My Dear Jane," [Mrs. Jane Hay McDowell], Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, re his duties in Charleston, how difficult it is to be apart from his family, spirituality, and family matters; 1836 December 21, to "My Dear Brother," [Rev. Cornelius C. Cuyler], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, re a meeting of the Presbyterian Synod.
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