The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-06
JAMES JAQUELIN DANIEL.

A Sketch of the Man for Whom Jack
sonville Mourns.
CONDENSED from the Jacksonville (Fld.) Times
onion.
Although native of South Carolina, the
late Col J. J. Daniel had been so long
identified with Florida that it is difficult to
associate him at all with the state of his
nativity. He was born in the city of
Columbia on Aug IA, 1880 He was,
therefore, slightly over IS years of age
at the time of his death. His parents re-
sided for some time at Spartanburg, but
about the year 1912 the father decided to
emigrate to Florida. All the distance from
South Carolina to the pine ests of Nassau
county in this state was travelled IN emigrant
wagons, and upon the arrival of the family
there, Mr. Daniel began the business of fell
ing and hauling logs. utilizing the teams
brought from Sparta burg. James Jaquelin
was now 12 years old, but remarkably we'll
advanced In his studies. His family soon
removed to Jacksonville. Subsequently he
studied surveying and then read law. He
was finally admitted to the bar in the year
1858.
On May %. 1859, he was married to Miss
Emily |. L'Engle. When the war broke
out he left his chosen profession and raised
the first company of the Second Florida in
fantry. The company camped in Springfield,
and later the whole regiment went into
camp on the spot now known rs Burch'5
brickyard in LaVilla. Finnegan and Ward
were the candidates for the cJlonelcy of the
regiment, and the latter was elected by a
large majority. The regiment was mus
tered in and started for the seat of war in
Virginia. 1t numbered 1850 men, and
Capt. Daniels company was considered the
best drilled one i'll the command. They ar
rived at Petersburg on tae day of the
battle of Manassas junction, July
81, 1861. From there they proceeded
to Richmond, and during the follow
ing winter engaged in the active opera
tions along the York river In April, 1862,
Capt. Daniels company was loudly cheered
by both friends and foes for the magnificent
order in which, when ordered to retreat in
the battle of Peach Orchard, near York
town, it retired from the front. On May
IL, 1862, Capt. Daniel participated in the
battle of Williamsburg, butcame out of e
ordeal unwounded. Later, however, his
to Florida, after q serious illness at
Richmond. He was assigned to the
conscription department of the army with
headquarters at Gainesville, subsequently
removing them to Tallahassee and then to
Madison. At the battle of Natural Bridge
he was in command of the entire confeder-
ate forces engaged in the battle, himself
lSdulDS ILe lHlfUeSuJu TeRlIueuL Ol RESERVES.
In the battle of Olustee he commanded the
same regiment His promotion to the rank
of colonel dated from "A time just prior to
the former of these engagements.
AT the close of the war Col. Daniel, in
company with his brother, DIR. w. Au-
gustine Daniel. engaged in numbering
operations for nearly year, but the old
desire for legal career was still strong in
him, and he began active practice
again in the latter part of
1865. In the month of January, 1866, he,
formed law partnership with Louis l.
Fleming, compact which was never dis
turbed or broken until the death of the
latter less than a month ago. Col Daniel
has persistently refused to accept public
office, always alleging as an excuse that cit
was sufficient for HIM to know that the
people wished to honor him." He has, how
ever, accepted important positions upon
boards and committees of a public nature.
He was one of the trustees Of the Sanitary
Improvement Fund, and his excellent iudg-
ment has always been recognized by his
associates upon that board. He has been
president of the board of trade and many
times elected a member of its board of gov
ernors; at the time of his death he was also
vice president Of the national bank of the
state of Florida, president of the Florida
Publishing Company, the owners of the
Times Union, and also of the Citizens Aux
iliary Sanitary Association, in all of which
organizations he was an active leader.
The religious life of Col. Daniel was an
active and Jealous one. The church was to
him an everyday institution. and not one
for the Sabbath merely. His religion was
part of his life, and one of the sweetest,
most comforting things i'll 1t. The deceased
leave a wife and five children--two sons
and three daughters, one of the latter hav-
lug married Arthur knight, and making
her home at Waycross. The remaining
four still reside under the
parental roof Mrs. Daniel ard the
children were in Camp Perry when the
news of his prostration reached them. Mrs
Daniel at once returned to her husbands
bedside, the others of the family going to
GAINESVILLE, Ca, where they are at present
Two brothers and sister survive Col
Daniel-Drs. r. p. and w. Augustine
Daniel and Mrs. DIR. j. G. L'Engle, all of
this city.
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