  | General Robert E. Lee on "Traveller." From a photograph by Miley, Lexington, Va. | Frontispiece | | FACING PAGE | | Appomattox, Residence of the Eppes Family. This estate at City Point on James River has been in the Eppes family since it was first patented, through a grant from Charles First to Colonel Francis Eppes in 1635 | 136 | | Westover. Owned in 1619 by Henry West, fourth Lord Delaware | 140 | | Lower Brandon. The estate of "Brandon" (since divided) was patented in 1617 by Captain John Martin. In 1720 it was conveyed to Nathaniel Harrison, and has remained ever since in the possession of the Harrison family | 144 | | The Oaks | 148 | | Malvern Hill. Named after the hills that divide the counties of Hereford and Worcester. Here one of the most sanguinary conflicts of the war took place. The old dwelling-house, a fine specimen of colonial architecture, is still standing | 188 | | Hon. Roger A. Pryor. From a photograph, about 1870 | 218 | | Siege Map of Petersburg. Drawn by Federal engineers, and used by the Union Army throughout the last year of the war | 350 | | Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va. Built in 1734. From a photograph taken since the roof was renewed; it was not roofed in 1867 | 408 | The author desires to acknowledge her indebtedness to President Lyon G. Tyler of William and Mary College for information regarding the colonial homes on James River. The pictures of Appomattox, Lower Brandon, and Malvern Hill are from photographs by Mr. H. P. Cook of Richmond, Va. PEACE AND WAR Reminiscences of Peace and War
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