. History of the lower Shenandoah Valley counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson and Clarke, their early settlement and progress to the present time; geological features; a description of their historic and interesting localities; cities, towns and villages; portraits of some of the prominent men, and biographies of many of the representative citizens. de any claim to the honor of having saved the day at CedarCreek, but he permitted everybody else to do it for him, and said nota word that would have placed about the name of a gallant comradethe halo of a fame to which he was entitled. THE C
. History of the lower Shenandoah Valley counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson and Clarke, their early settlement and progress to the present time; geological features; a description of their historic and interesting localities; cities, towns and villages; portraits of some of the prominent men, and biographies of many of the representative citizens. de any claim to the honor of having saved the day at CedarCreek, but he permitted everybody else to do it for him, and said nota word that would have placed about the name of a gallant comradethe halo of a fame to which he was entitled. THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD. 555 The Federal advance took place abovit three oclock, and the resultis so well known that a recital of it here would be trite. SviflQce it tosay, that all that the unfortunate Gen, Early had accomplished in themorning was undone in the evening. He was driven out of the Val-ley, and not many weeks afterward the whole country west of the BlueRidge was practically in the hands of the Federal authorities. did the best he could with so small a force at his command, andit is doubtful whether any one else under the same circumstancescould have done any better. That he was not only brave but skillful,was attested by that matchless, incomparable Southern leader, thatChristian soldier and knightly gentleman—Gen. Egbert E. Lee,. GENEALOGY AND BIOGEAPHY. 557 CHAPTER AND BIOGEAPHY. Alexandre R. Boteler is a native of Shepherdstown, and of Revolu-tionary descent. He was born May 16, 1815, and is the eldest son of thelate Dr. Henry Boteler, of Shepherdstown, a physician of large practice andacknowledged skill in his profession, who had the respect and esteem, notonly of the community in which he lived, but likewise of an extensiveacquaintance beyond its limits. For what Dr. Johnson said of Savage mightappropriately be applied to him: He scarcely ever found a stranger whomhe did not leave a friend. Born in 1799, he died in 1836. Dr. Henry Boteler
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