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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>This below web site has good biographical information on Major Jed
Hotchkiss, CSA.&nbsp; He was initially on General Stonewall Jackson's staff where
he served as Jackson's &nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>topographer</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>.&nbsp; He provided General
Jackson vital support especially during Jackson's brilliant Valley Campaign of
1862.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.confederateengineers.org/jedhotchkiss.html">http://www.confederateengineers.org/jedhotchkiss.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Ed Painter; &nbsp;Narrows, VA currently Russellville, AR<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org
[mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>NW Mailing List<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 01, 2009 5:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Virginian in 1909--Two items<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Gordon<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>If I recall, Jed Hotchkiss was General Lee's chief topographer
during the Civil War. He and his staff were responsible for mapping out
terrain&nbsp;and producing maps in the field. Quite a feat for an army on the
move during a campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>There was an article on him with photos of some of his maps
several years ago in the magazine America's Civil War.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Jim Kehn<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>In a message dated 2/28/2009 6:28:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Bluefield Daily Telegraph<br>
April 11-14*, 1909</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>*<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day not
recorded, but would be 11th to 14th, incl.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>IN CITY
AND COALFIELD</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>------<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>New
Virginian Branch</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It comes from reliable authority that H. H.
Rogers, owner of the Virginian railway, will start in a short time building a
branch up New River to a connection with main line near Lurich.&nbsp; The
branch has been surveyed from Matoaka down Big Bluestone and up New
River.&nbsp; A survey had also been made from the mouth of Bluestone, down the
New River by Hinton to Glade, the company owning these rights of ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>------<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>[<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We have maps
in the Archives by Jed Hotchkiss of Civil War surveyor fame showing how the
N&amp;W early on considered building down New River from the mouth of East
River (now Glen Lyn, Va.) to the mouth of Bluestone and then up Bluestone
to&nbsp; the Flat Top coal fields, but instead chose to go up along East River
to Bluefield.&nbsp; Have any maps of these Virginian surveys turned up?&nbsp;
Did the Virginian really own these rights of way?</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Two Injured on Virginian</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Near Mullens, on the Deepwater division of the
Virginian, Friday night two engines came in collision.&nbsp; Both were badly
damaged, and Engineer Starightiff had an ankle broken, and Fireman Wheeler had
one of the legs smashed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>------<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:black'>Gordon Hamilton</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><br>
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