First published in 1851, History of the Early Settlement chronicles the battles fought along the Western Virginia border, the wartime lessons learned by General Washington prior to the Revolution, and the bitter battles fought between the European settlers and Indians.

History of the Early Settlement is an account of the various expeditions into the frontier of the west. This early history of the Alleghenies was written in 1851, and will be a fascinating read for those interested in Western Virginia and surrounding areas.

Includes chapters on the first settlements in the valleys of Greenbrier, Wheeling, the Monongahela , as well as Indian towns along the Ohio, primitive customs, the French and Indian War, the Battle of Point Pleasant, Lord Dunmore, and the Revolutionary War, among many others.

A classic early history of what is now West Virginia.