Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-22
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LIZ Vort Tribune gives the follow
ing f Is was born in Culpepper co. Virginia "a:
p %. 1777, and was named are! nli
Narcn lie nJ Edmund PendlOtOn' long PRESIDING
great u ~ the Virginia Court OF Appeals. HIS
Judge o. O1,ved temporarily in the Revolutions
father Ss. and toward its close removed 10 the
~ wal ,. CT corner OF North Carolina, and al
north'%S - Fast Tennessee, where the son
ter"aIu 10 engaged in Indian warfare, being
was eau 'renfenant at the age of eighteen
chosen .ooo,io1al advantages were very moder-
His edui"h he was engaged in the study of the
ate' anu in 1899 he obtained an ensign's
law, Wnsn in the army. In 1904 he was ap-
comm Military Collector for the District OF
polneO ,ben mainly in possession of the
MOOD!s,1 and in 1906 he was actively enga-
Spao o. ,be Government measures OF resistance
yea , ~ Burr's projects, personally comman-
10 AR q, Rnrr's arrest About this time ne was
d nS. q y captain, and soon after-seeng no re,
nl S:aino prospect of active serVice-obtaIned
fl s..o111b. and commenced the practice OF the
-. rui in Mississippi Territory, now Alabama
P@" Tns, az he was getting into practice the
~ 1912 was declared, and he promptly
w. his position in the army. he was IN
T Wins laundering expedition OF 1873
wi onmmanded the 25th infantry al the battle
a atT CbrysIets FIELDS, November llth, won dis.
t;nctio1 in the fight, and covered Inc re'reai OF
Sm aTmy with gallantry and success w6Icn
sIci.ed general admiration. lie was maze
P 'S,. General, March 9, 1914 and COM
no665aa q, Sacketrs Harbor until august
r ',a, Fort Erie and taking command mere
IN The 5tb The gallant and successful de-
|ca,cn of Cen Gaines of that post. forms one
- The most brilliant chapters OF our military
onnaIs At length, having been severely
1"on,dad bv she'll, he resigned the command
~ Cen. Ridley, and crossed 10 Buffalo. He
ia M, recover in time 10 engage in the farther
..,s.rntion of the war, which closed the next
tn,;oS but he received the thanks OF Congress,
XIII medal and the brevet rank of Major
General. for his brilliant defence.
=" Ne was soon after transferred to the south,
md engaged under Jackson in the Creek war
d ,aI2 He afterwards commanded in the
ou,bern military district until the reduction
d tho army in 1921, when he was retained as
RTgadeI, and the western division assigned
=, He was a candidate for Ma or General
1918 but Mr.. Adams decided that General
f,combs claim was stronger. Gen. Gaines
ras the senior officer during what is vulgarly
nown as the Sank FUSS in 1928, and
las for time engaged in the Seminole war
4 1886. When the Mexican war broke out,
? called out liberal allowance OF southwes-
prD militia, without awaiting orders from
Fa,hngton-invovinga heavy expense with
% adequate result. He was court martialed
Or this, but not censured. He was soon af-
r transferred TO the eastern division, with
i headquarters in this city, and only return
n to the south during the last winter Though
:sr ra two years old, he seemed in good &c,
pers health. and we did not think OIL bidding
him adjeu at Washington, that he was so near
bic long home He was man of extreme
simplicity of character, and the most unQues-
Toned integrity"