Show SERVED UNDER G GC w colt col john augustono Augustl no washington clr ir finlan went with his state tate and breathed his hl list lat in historic gray dray uniform VERNON virginia M tha former home of george and agartha washington and the lie most interesting mansion in tile tho united states stales tins lifts lind had a continuous interesting history conn connected eked with it aside from tho the associations with tile tho first farst preil president dent of the united states and tile the first of 0 tho the that first laduca of the land colonel washington who had become proprietor of tile paternal estates on tile the rappahannock Rappa hannock acquired thra a magnificent domain of mount Yount verlion upon tile the death of thy tho widow of pla han halt hair brother lawrince washington to and shortly after his war marriage ringe lie ho began to occupy it and it was aa ills his homo hoina up to tile time thile of hla his death upon the death of IN martha fartha washington on oil may ilay 22 1802 about acres of tho the mount vernon estate including tho the mansion were inherited by judge bushrod washington tile third child of john augustine augustin washington judge washington was waa a justice uc of tho the supreme court of the ho united state States and took up his residence nt at mount vernon where lie dispensed a n liberal hospitality and kept intact its his inherited loaded landed estate to tile tho time of ills his deuth death judge Wash washington lington had no children rua and following tile the example of ills illustrious lust rious uncle lie provided for his wife bilto during lier her lifetime and then disposed of his estate to hla his nephews and nieces giving specific directions and leaving the mansion house and mount vernon farm proper with rl restricted strict ed bounds to ills his nephew john augustine washington and mount vernon was inherited by this johns son of tile the some same name aaroe front from whom the home ana and acres were purchased in 1850 1856 by the society which now controls it and cares for it the work of obtaining the necessary funds for tho the purchase was started by miss pamela cunningham of south carolina who became tile alio first regent the vice regents each appointed state committees and the money raised was nearly all in doll dolar r subscriptions tile the greatest amount of money raised by any individual was tho the profits accruing from the lectures on delivered in most of thy thi largo large cities by edward everett the last private owner of mount vernon was col john augustine washington on the breaking out of hostilities between the states colonel washington became a volunteer old aid with tho the rank i ink of colonel on oil the staff of gen robert B E loop and was knifed september 10 15 1601 1801 while conducting n on tile tho turn turnpike along elk water river randolph county west virginia the following account of tits his death la Is not contained in ili history but was by col J 11 II morrow forrow who mount vernon commanded a brigade of four regiments under gon gen george 11 mcclel Afe Clel ton tan in the west virginia campaign nt at the time and in chose whoso arms colonel WaR washington hIngton expired expire general leo lee had established his headquarters nt at bradys Brady fl tollgate on the old state turnpike tho bluffs on oil the opposite side of the river from tho the old road had bad been heavily picketed hy by federal Fe eral soldiers tor for sev icv eral miles extending from froin colonel alorro morrows vs camp below quite up tip to bradys gate gale owing on ing to the mountainous character of the surrounding pou country general lee ivas imperfectly informed iri ir this regard and directed colonel washington with a detachment to by tho new road to tile tho forks fork tit nt or near bradys gate and then down the old rond road cautioning him not to venturo turo beyond a certain point washington however it appears probably actuated by over zeol and anxiety to tw bo able to report valuable information went beyond the point indicated N wit ak I 1 he knelt by him and raised him but ho it co could uld not iona ow as blood was flowing fj lili ills ft mouth and nose end and in a few iiii nute later ater lie ho was dead ills death marked the ho end of the ho lighting fighting press |