The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-08-29
Capt. James d. Fitzpatrick.


NaShNl'lr American, 10Th inst.
James b. Fitzpaterick died at Win
chester on the 22d inst, aged 80 years.
From comradc in arms we have OBJ
tanned the following facts in reference
to his boy soldier lite.
At the age Of lG he abandoned school
(tnion University ut Mufrcesboro) |
and entered the Confederate service IN
May, 1851, rs Il private in Capt, MARKS
company from Winchester. For hlSI
galIantry IN the affair at Wildcat IN
October 1861, he was made ensign OF
his regiment. He was promoted toI
Sergeant Major OF his regiment for ms
mcrilorious conduct in the battle OF
Fishing Greek. He participated IN
numerous affairs around Corinih, Miss
in the spring Of 1862. AS II reward for
his eallnntry in the battle Of PerryvilIc,
he was promoted to the Adjuiancy Of
his regiment. At the battle Of Muir
irccshoro he led II charge upon Il Fed.
cral battery, mounted one Of the guns
and while waving his sword over his
head vas shot of Of the gun and carried
from the field dangerously wounded.
Ut the recommendation Of Gen. Gle
bulnc. in whose dis ision he was then
serving, his name was put on the Kohl
Of Honor by order Of President Davis.
ls soon rs he was able to leave his
room Oh his crutchcs, Gen. llarlcc took
him to the quarters of Gen. Joseph j.
johnson and called his attention to his
gaIinntry. Soon after the battle Of
Chickamauga, in which he participated
with great credit, his command was de
tachcd from the army Of Tennessee, and
under Gen. Long,lgcct made the cam
paign Of East Tennessee in the fall and
winter of 1861. he participated in
the battles of Knoxville, Beans Station
and Il number .! minor affairs. When
Gen. Johnston took command at DNl.
ton, in the spring Of 1854, he ordered
Fitzpatrick TO report to him, and com
millcd 10 him the dangerous and re-.
sponsihle duty Of returning 10 Middle
Tennessee with Il small command to nh
serve the force and movements oi tn,
enemy and report TO him, This dul!
was continued Until Gen. JohnSlon'S re-
muyal, To his entire satisfaction. Will,
7 thi, service involved him i'll multitude
Of conflicts with the enemy, he not only
escaped capture himself, but not one u
hi. dispatches was captured by thu
enemy. After Gen. Johnstous removal
/ he returned to his command in the
Army Of Virginia, aud, after lartic
ipating in all the engagements aroun'
Richmond, he was surrendered at Mp
patomaX.
Coming home, he entered the oGic
of Cuiyar d Marks as u Inw student, AM
by uniiring industry so"n made hmsci
Il lawyer, taking rank among the yer
hest lawyers in the State. With Tia
exception Of the time Marks Wa, GoS
ernor after he obtained his license, II
to very short time ago, he was Il m"m
her Of the firm Of Marks, Fltzlairc
Il Gregory.
A. citizen, he Lad ;hc conlidcnc
and esteem Of the people Of t'rankIi
county. rs scarcely any young ma
ever did. His popularity was Wiihou
IL parallel, hut it was the populari
which cones from the faithful and col
scicntious discharge of Il citizens dut,
coupled with the most uniform poIit
ness and tender care for the rights
even the humblrst citizen,
.Ns IL lawyer, for industry, conclscnc
and brcviry he had very few equals
the STATE. His arguments in the -
prcmc Court were models in their FIRE
dom from all cNtrUncouS matter and
presenting in the icwcst words the pr
else question involved, and then in 81
tanning hi, points with reason and Il
thority. The Supreme Court of Tie
} ncsscc placed the highest estimate up,
E him as Il lawyer. No man ever pr,
ticcd law more conscicntlously than
= did.
-. With all his good qualities and mol
impulses his life was greatly swcctcn
: bv as happy II homc MS any man "
. ever blessed with.
lie leaves young wife (thc sister
cx.Gov. Marks and four bright lit
children who, to-day, have the Sorro
ing sympathy of hundreds of pcoI
who do not know them, but who kn'
their treat los. \ tavoritc in the arm
II at the bar, in social litc-hiS i'ricn
II are numerous and among them the dc
is sorrow will be universal.