Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-03-07


Co. Va. iu 1916, and spent the early por-
ZION Of his life in Kentucky, from which
Stat. he went to West Point. He serve
10 FL ,rida under Gen. Harvey. and 10 Mex.
leo under Gen. Scott, with whom be was 10
every battle, behaving with such gallantry
that at Cherubusco he was promoted to Gao
tain, aud at Chapult pee. t, major. ana the
Virginia legislature voted him sword H.
accompanied Ger. Alo-rt Sidney Johnston
on his "across the continent march into
Utah. marching all the way on foot When
rhe civil war broke out he was stationed at
Governors 1sl,ud, where he fingered until
VrgiLia seeded, when he instantly came
nth. He was placed in comm aud of the
18th Georgia regiment, with which he was
ordere to West V,rgni,. He was well
known in Staunton, where he lay for six
months at he residence of zen. Wm Ii
Hartman, severely wounied. and WIN. re h
was great favorite. We copy from ii
sketch of him from the Richmond "Euqui.
rec' the following:
During the gloomy days of that campaign,
1861, be 6rst gained nosoriety as Confed.
crate officer. He reached Western Virginia
bout the time of G .rnet's rereat from
Laurel Hill, alter the disaster at Rich Noun.
tain, and srrytd in a brigade under General
Henry R. Jackson When Loriug evacu
'ed Valley Mountain aud joiued St3newp Ii
Jackson. General johnson was lett Oh the
Alleghapy summit with few skeleton regi.
nents to guard the pass of the Allegheny
in the Stanton and Petersburg turnpike.
How he per'ormei that du y il W. l. Known
With only l 200 men h fought the battle
# All 'ghany AMI deferred NJ lfoy. whose
rec is varipusly estimate! from 5 900 TO
5000 men. 1t wa here that he won the
.oub, lquet of al oghapy Jobusop," b,
which he was best known 10 the army.
Joining Stonewsli jackson early 10 1862 be
anticipated III the battle of McDowrl and
vas SO severely wounded as to inc ,p4c .tle
nm for service for nearly year. Inmei
,tely after the b tile OF Chauc, llur vile, he
vas assigned to the command OF jackson 5
l. division and was in the adv nee during
ne Mar nd campaign. Al Winchester
ne again met VI Troy an defeated bin Al
gettysburg be commanded the ex rcme left
II he line twice took and hid the enc
ny's works, leading his division in person,
ever in the thickesf Of the tight The
ext engagement IN which he which he took
Dy rr tninent past vas at Mine Run. where
he discom6ued Virgins and Sedg"wick's
,rps and checked the enesny's advance. AT
ne Wilderness the 9th sod 7th, and at the
Yer memorable battle OF opottsslv4nia. Cd
ne 18th of May, be played conspicuous
art. ln the later fight his line was broken
I'D greater portion II his division c.p
ured. General Job1son was himself takeu
,'isoDer, wislle Il HIM i'll 1he rauks with
ausket AMI carried North. but was subse-
lleut'y t,kea to Charleston. S. G, ard
laced under fire. H. WAS very soon ex-
hanged, however. AMI when we next heard
him. be was with Hoods command at
\rlanta He followed Hood through the
Tennessee compaisn, wluung freeh ur Is
or himself and command at Faux
IN, Until the movemet t. about Nash.
sIl4, when be was again t,ken pris-
'uer and carried to F0r Warren, to be con
ined until the close OF the war.
Since the war he bas been quietly farm
g in Chest rield, taking no part in putllc
affairs. Upon the announcement cf bis
Heath the Legislature passed resolutions OF
espect and adjourned In ,fegaFd for hi,
memory. His body lay in state in the 70.
'uhda Of the capitol, the coffin being decora-
ted with flowers, and guarded by detach
M 1T OF the "boys in gray" of the LIST Va
Regiment Of Volunteers. Ga Tuesday
vening be was buried in Fl lily wool. With
the thousand. of Confederate soldiers there,
md among the pall-bearers were Generals
W. II. T. Lee. Geo. E. Pickett, R. D L |.
ley, Henry Heth. W. R. Terry. and olher
amuus Confederate officers, the funeral
rain including the legislature, chamb of
commerce, and some business associations
of Richmond. the officers of the Stare and
municipal governments. and the 1st Virgin.
IA legimant of volunteers.
SUITS AGAINST CuURCu DIuNITARIEs. -
y b. | has been introduced in the Michigan
L. glslature to prohibit ex communication
~ the Catholic church. for bringing suits
'gaiu-t the clergy. This movement was in :
iuced by the death Of Patrick Bunbury
Of K lamaz,o reoeptly from fright, super.
induced by ex communication from the
church. The D troit '.Uuion" says:
Mr. Buabury. it appears. lent $4,000
o L ther L .hel, to bullI church IN K |.
.maz,o. He mortsAgel his farm 10 secure
me money, ami WAS assur he should sui.
r no pecunlsry l,ss The money W IS loan.
:. in 1869, AMI 1t is 81 nm ID Was doue with
tlenu | approval Of Bishop Letevre, Who
>aps 4nen'ly died. His successor Was also
made acquainted with the facts, and ratified
he arrangement Father l. bel I'll ldeulg
lied afterwards, aud it Was then ascertsiueJ
is alleged, that be had u,eI some of til
IL ney !or other than chur;h purposes. -
Ene Bishop and the parish retu. s.d t,r' tIrn
II, aud Mr. Buubury, faripg a foreclosure
IA his mo t.aye, brought su t t. cur. the
non y. lie vas lm uedl4tly x.cOmmun;
It'd, aud The b.r was ut remove I'll he
withdrew the suit Toe uervnu, shock sus.
tilued in the affair rougnt On sickness, from
ahion Mr. Blu iulrv died.
| PAY f IEACun it> uF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Alexandra Va. Gszetle," speak,na
o. The lack OF funds in the treasury of tina
city, to pay The teachers of the public schools