The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-26
H FIELD FAMILY

SduulsC energy and rifle and compass,
olazed their way when the country
was new. One Of these ancestors, John
Field was a noted scientist in his day
and was knighted for his astronomical
discoveries. Cyrus Field just dead and
Justice Stephen D. Field, of the United
States Supreme Court, are lineal des-
cendants of the same family as the
subject of this sketch and so was Gen.
Charles w. Field who distinguished
himself as a division commander in the
army of Northern Virginia.
The Virginia family naturally sided
with the colonies in their struggle for
independence and the name figures
prominently in the record of the con-
ference held at Williamsburg to pro-
test against the expressions of the
mother country.
In both the war of 1912 and the Mexi-
can war of As, the family of Fields
contributed it's quota of distinguished
soldiers, and in the civil war three
members of the family were slain in
combat, and two others were manned
by wounds.
81 AN o A GENERAL"
81 see the newspapers are beginning
to call me general" remarked Mr..
Field, laughingly. "That is a misnO-
mer, I never attained to a greater rank
than major, and in that capacity was
attached to Gen. A, P. Hills staff dur
ing the war.
"How did I lose my leg?"
"Well, quite naturally, like many
another soldier, I left it at Slaughter
Mountain, or, as the Federals call it,
Cedar Run"
A. P. Hills light division had a sharp
combat there just prior to the second
battle of Manassas, and the Federal
artillery was sweeping off everything
above the soldiers heads. I was
mounted, and a piece of shell plowed
it's way through my horses shoulder,
cut my stirrup feathers and crushed
my leg below the knee, An amputa
ton followed, and that's the whole
story"
GOVERNOR KEMPER SEEKS HIM OUT
Mr.. Field has never been a politician
in the sense of seeking preferment. He
returned to his law Office at Culpepper
after the war and took an active part
in the politics of his county and State
acting always with the Democratic
party. In 1877 Governor Kemper
selected him to fill the unexpired term
as encouragement, and he was after
ward a candidate for this office and
was elected on the ticket that made
Holiday, Democrat, the Governor be-
yond this Mr.. Field hassought no office
but has seemed to prefer the quiet and
contentment of his home circle.
HOW He FARMS.
my lands are fine, as you see, and
they are most interesting to look upon,
but I find that farming does not pay"
remarked Mr.. Field. I take some in
terest in stock, of course. 1 have a
pretty flock of shropshire sheep, black
faces, and my cattle are Holstein and
short horns crossed.
HE IS A HUNTER n FISHERMAN.
do I like the sports2 Look at my
dogs, settlers, pointers and the like.
q am fond of hunting and the rod
both. have killed a great many deer
and turkey in the mountains in my
day, and I manage to get my quota of
birds o wheneveEI go cunning.
A CHARMING FAMILY.
A b~rown-eyed lad of seven or nine
years is theseldest of three boys, the
fruit of Mr.. Fields second union. Three
children by his first wife are living and
are the pride of the father. The eldest
son is a promising young attorney of
Denver, associated with the firm of
which Senator Wolcott is the senior
partner. Asecondson anaccomplished
young gentleman, is an assistant pay
master in the navy, and was attached
recently to the Swatara. The only
daughter is the wife of the principal Of
Roanoke College, Virginia.
A BAPTIST.
MIR. Field is a prominent member of
the Baptist denomination, and takes
quite an active part in church affaire,
He is the president Of the Virginia
General Association of Baptists at this
time, and has been for s~evcr-l years
past.
HIS IDEA OF PARTIES.
Located as l am" he remarked,
with Monticello, the home of Jeffer-
son, on one side of me, and Montpelier
the estate of Madison, on the other, l
have, from the very nature of my sur
roundings, as we'll as from choice,
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