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ary," and was burned in the court-house yard in Lynchburg. by order of Gen. Alfred H. Terry. Her publications include "Flowers of Hope and Memory," "Corinth and Other Poems of the War." "A Christmas l'ocm for Children." "Richmond: Her Glory and Her Graves," and "Useful Maxims for a Noble Life."

Duncan, James Armstrong, born at Norfolk, Virginia. April 14. 1830, son of David Duncan, professor of ancient languages at Randolph-Macon College. He graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1849. and joined the Virginia conference of the Methodist church; was pastor of the Broad Street Church, at Richmond, Virginia, during the civil war, and throughout this period preserved a conservative attitude, never permitting politics to enter into his religious. discussions, and endeavoring in every way. after the struggle, to promote good feeling between the sections. He was president of Randolph-Macon College from 1868 until his death, at Ashland, Virginia, September 3. 1877.

Henson, Poindexter Smith, born in Fluvanna county, Virginia, December 7, 1831; graduated at Richmond College in 1848, and at the University of Virginia in 1851. He aught in Milton, North Carolina, for two years, also studying law and editing a weekly paper. He was professor of natural science in the Chowan Female College at Murfreesborough, North Carolina, for two years. After beginning the practice of the law in his native county, he was ordained as minister of the Baptist church in Fluvanna, in February, 1856, and he also conducted a female seminary while there. On December 27, 1867, he became pastor of the Broad Street Church in Philadelphia, which he left in 1867 to organize the Memorial Church, where he gathered the largest Protestant congregation in that city. Dr. Henson was editor of the "Baptist Teacher." En 1878 he declined the presidency of Lewisburg University.

Fishback, William Meade, born in Jeffersonton. Culpeper county, Virginia, November 5. 1831, son of Frederick Fishback and Sophie Yates, his wife. His paternal grandfather, Martin Fishback, a revolutionary soldier, was descended from John Fishback, one of the German miners settled by Gov. Spotswood at Germanna, in Virginia, and from Agnes Haeger, his wife, daughter of Rev. John Henry Haeger. parson of the colony. His maternal grandfather was Col. William Yates, of Petersburg. Virginia. He received his early education at the schools of his native village and vicinity. subsequently entering the University of Virginia. After his graduation in 1855. he studied law in the office of Luther Spellman, of Richmond, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. His first venture in law practice was in 1858, while on an extended visit to Illinois. Here he became acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who, entrusted to him some important legal business. In 1858 Mr. Fishback took up a permanent residence at Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he engaged in the practice of his profession. Meanwhile Lincoln, with offers of other business, urged him to return to Illinois, which, however, he did not do, preferring the Arkansas climate. In 1861 he was elected delegate to the state convention which passed the ordinance of secession. Although so pronounced a Union man that the secession press of Ar- VIR-20