This is a very lovely old book about the American Revolution. The book was published in 1909 by The Start Gazette, Publisher, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The soft cover book measures 6 inches by 9 ˝ inches and 141 pages. The cover shows signs of soiling and wear. The cover has small chips and tears to the edges and spine. The book is bound by staples. The cover is securely attached. The pages show no signs of rips or foxing. Some of the pages have cosmetic water spotting to the edges. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of the book is good.

Contents:

Index

Appropriations
Congress
Ladies Monument Association
West Virginia Legislature

Celebrations
October 10, 1860
October 10, 1774
October 10, 1901
October 10, 1909

Dedication of Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Description of the Battle
History of the Monument Building
Killed and Wounded
Roster of Participants

Biographies
Bailey, James
Bledsoe, Anthony
Bowen, William
Bracken, Matthew
Breckenridge, Alexander
Cameron, Charles E.
Campbell, Arthur
Campbell, John
Campbell, Robert
Campbell, William
Carter, John
Christian, William
Clendenin, Archibald
Clendenin, George
Clendenin, William
Cocke, William
Cooper, Leonard
Cornstalk
Crawford, John
Crockett, Joseph
Curry, James
Davis, Azariah
Dickinson, John
Drake, Joseph
Draper, John
Dunmore, Lord
Eastham, George
Edmiston, William
Ewing, William
Fleming, Colonel William
Floyd, Captain John
Frogg, John
Gibbs Luman
Hackett, Thomas
Hamilton, William
Harlon, Silas
Harrison, Benjamin
Harrod, James
Henderson, John
Herbert, William
Hughes, Ellis
Hughey, Joseph
Ingles, Thomas
Ingles, William
Jones, John
Kimberling, Elijah
Knox, James
Lewis, General Andrew
Lewis, Colonel Charles
Lewis, Benjamin
Lewis, Mayor John (Son of William)
Lewis, Captain John (Son of Thomas)
Lewis, Captain John (Son of General Andrew)
Logan
Logan, Benjamin
Logan, John
Love, Philip
Madison, John
Matthews, George
Matthews, Sampson
Mayes, Joseph
McAffee, George
McAffee, James
McAffee, Robert
McAffee, Samuel
McAffee, William
McCorckle, William
McDowell, Captain (Judge) Samuel
McKee, William
Moffatt, George
Montgomery, James
Moore, General Andrew
Moore, William
Murry, John
Newman, Walter
Posey, Thomas
Pauley, Henry
Ramsey, Joseph
Robertson, James
Robertson, William
Russell, William
Sawyer, John
See, Michael
Sevier, John
Sevier, Valentine
Shelby, Evan< br> Shelby, Isaac
Slaughter, George
Slaughter, Francis
Slaughter, Lawrence
Slaughter, William
Smith, John
Simms, Charles
Steele, John
Stuart, John
Todd, John
Trigg, Stephen
Trimble, James
Trotter, William
Van Bibber, John
Van Bibber, Isaac
Van Bibber, Jesse
Van Bibber, Peter
Warwick, Jacob

Excerpt - The Status of the Battle of Point Pleasant:
While the Battle of Point Pleasant has always been conceded to have been the most terrific conflict ever waged between the white man and the Indian, its full significance has not been made the text of American history…

Suppose Lewis had attempted to cross the river, and been destroyed, or had crossed and been ambushed and demolished in the forest thickets of Ohio, or that Cornstalk had succeeded, as he came so near doing, in surprising him in his own camp, on the morning of the 10th, or after that; suppose the Indians had succeeded in turning the so evenly balanced scale in their favor, during the fight, as they came so near doing and had annihilated Lewis army as they might have done, having them penned up in the angle of two rivers, who can doubt in view of all the facts above noted that Lord Dunmore wood have been responsible for the disaster? Who can doubt, as it was, that he was responsible for the unnecessary sacrifice of life, at the Point, on the 10th? Who can doubt that, with the two divisions of the army united, as per agreement, and Lord Dunmore and Lewis acting in unison and good faith, they could have marched to the Indian towns, and utterly destroyed them, or dictated a favorable and lasting peace, and maintained it as long as they pleased by holding important hostages? But, clearly, the policy of the governor was dictated by ulterior and sinister motive; his actions were not single-minded. Col. Andrew Lewis says: It was evidently the intention of the old Scotch villain to cut off Genl. Lewis’ army…
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