Elisha Franklin Paxton, Brigadier-General, C. S. A: Composed of His Letters From Camp and Field While an Officer in the Confederate Army, With an Introductory and Connecting Narrative Collected and Ar

Excerpt from Elisha Franklin Paxton, Brigadier-General, C. S. A: Composed of His Letters From Camp and Field While an Officer in the Confederate Army, With an Introductory and Connecting Narrative Collected and Arranged by His Son, John Gallatin PaxtonUpon his admission to the bar, he spent several years in the prosecution of land claims in the State of Ohio and re sided there. He was successful in this enterprise and made some money. In 1854 he opened a law office in Lex ington, Va., and married Miss Elizabeth White, the daughter of Matthew White of Lexington. This union was a most happy one and there were born of it four chil dren, three of whom survived him - Matthew W. Paxton of Lexington, Va., the writer, and Frank Paxton of San Saba County, Texas. Frank Paxton at once took a high rank in his profession and engaged in important business enterprises, among others becoming the President of the first bank in Rockbridge. His strength of character was shown by the fact that at this time, when the drinking of whiskey was a universal custom, he abstained altogether from its use, and continued to do so until his death. In 1860 failing eyesight compelled him to abandon his pro fession and he purchased a beautiful estate near Lexing ton, known as Thorn Hill.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.