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TOGA NEWS Volume III, Issue 11, November, 2003

Thanks to a descendant of James, who supplied me with the letter I was able to learn that his military career did not end here. James Morrison Gaston did not return home to his wife, Tillie, after his release from the hospital. He returned back to camp after he recovered from the fever and was promoted from Captain to Major early in 1863. He went on to fight in many battles, including Cedar Mountain, Brandy Station and Gettysburgh

As mentioned earlier, Adele was the niece of "Rebel Rose" O'Neale Greenhow. Adele's mother was Eleanora Elizabeth O'Neale. Eleanor married President James Madison's nephew, James Madison Cutts. First Lady Dolley Madison was very fond of James and Eleanor and was often seen in Washington DC proudly displaying little Adele Cutts at ceremonies she attended in the Capitol City.

Adele would become a leading lady in Washington DC one day herself. She was known in the states and abroad, like her Mother and Aunt before her, for her outstanding beauty.