Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-03-10


elected Lieutenants Of this company
Among the privates were Robert
White, afterwards Judge Of the Gen.
eral Court of Virginia Joseph
Swearingen, Gen. Samuel Findlay,
Maj. Henry Bedinger, Maj. Michael
Bedinger, Abraham Shepherd and
Nathaniel Pendleton, Esq, of New
Y DIRK. A few days previous to the
departure of this company for Bos-
ton, Lieut.. Hite resigned his COM
mission and Abraham Shepherd was
elected Lieutenant in his place, by
the unanimous vote of the company.
, The company marched to Boston in
July, 1775. Before the expiration of
its term of service General Wash
ington recommended to Congress
the raising of rife regiment, which
was accordingly organized by the APP,
pointment of Hugh Stephenson as
colonel, Rawlings as lieutenant colo
mel. Ohio III. Williams was the SEN
ior captain Of the regiment. In
August 1776, Col. Stephenson died
and was succeeded in the command
of the regiment by Col. Rawlings.
Stephenson will, now on record in
the County Court of Berkeley, bears
date the Goth of July, 1775, to which
there is a codicil annexed, bearing
date the 3rd of March 1776, and ex-
ecuted at "Roxbury Camp, New
England. The will was presented
for probate on the 20th of Novem-
Der, 1776. Among the executors APP
pointed by the will is the name of
his half brother, Col. VIM. Crawford
the bravest of Indian fighters,
whose sad and excruciating death is
mentioned in another part of these
sketches.
REV. MOSES HoGE, d. D.-Born
in Virginia February Is, 1852 !; in
1887 moved to the county of Berke-
ley. He resided in this county for
upwards of thirteen years, and &C.
quired great popularity as minis
ter throughout this section of the
State. In 1901, in consequence of
the failing health of Mrs. Hoge, he
left the county of Berkeley for a
more southern climate. In 1907, he
was appointed President of Hamp-
den Sidney College. In 1910, as a
testimonial of his great learning and
eminence rs a minister, the degree
of Doctor of Divinity was conferred
upon him by the college of New
Jersey. He possessed IA mind of un-
common vigor, capable at once of
accurate discrimination and pro-
found research, and richly stored
with scientific knowledge. He died
OH the 5th Of July 1920, in the Goth
year of his age.
JOHN MOORE was born in Berke-
ley county in 1888. He was Rep
reseutative in Congress from the
State OF Louisiana from l84l to 1843
and again from 1861 to 1853 Died
in June, 1861.
john FRYATT SNODGRAsS.-
Born in Berkeley county, Virginia,
March 2, 1904; was a lawyer by pro-
fession, and practiced in Parkers-
burg, Virginia. He was member
of the Virginia Constitutional Con-
vention, assembled at Richmond in
1850, and was representative in
Congress from 1853 until his death
which occurred while trying a case
in Court in Parkersburg, June 5th,
1854. A sketch of his private, pro-
fessional and political character may
be seen in the Congressional Globe,
of the 9th of June 1854, made by
Hon. G.. j. Faulkner, then a member
of the House of Representatives in
announcing his death to that body.
ALMON SORTwELL,- For many
years principal of the Martinsburg
Academy. He was native of one
of the New England States, but
possessed but few of the character
istics of that steady and cool headed
people. Striking and intellec-
tual in his physiognimy, he labored
under the same deformity in one of
his feet that tortured the soul OF
Lord Byron during his life. In
many respects the temper and char
acter of the two men were not unlike.
Fiery and intracticable 10 his temper,
constantly laboring under the sus.
picion that his club foot was an OBJ
ject of observation, his extreme SEN
sitiveness especially in society, gem
Grated the most painful feelings In
those around him. And yet, when
he could forget his deformity, he
was replete with wit, vivacity and
good humor. He was a profound
scholar, and did ample justice to the
youths whose education was entrust-
ed to him. He died in 1884.
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