Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-21

stON. ". II. MCLUNG.
allowing sketch Of DR.. w. H
--., of Greenbrier, will be read
n ngt Test;
~.s always, upon the part Of the
- 5Eblic, perfectly natural Curl
- hrning the life, history, Gus
-.ri h6its Of those persons who,
800 liz methods, have risen to be its
.-,slts, and Into whose hands the
Nv has, By its Suffrages, dele
- power of governing the body
This curiosity, always lauda-
nd worthy of qualification, is more
~ aroused I'm the case OF one
Office and. dignity, not by
~ r eXtriusic influence Of any
III by the sole force OF indlVld-
tE acter. and the exercise OF 40
liable viii. The career Of such
4. emiueutly useful as an example
ILr,k is sttaiuab'e by energy, hon
=, ~ sirC,eueSS of purpose, and Is
-hI OF announcement 10 many
80 " be hating discouraged, at the
..HE gu.ties thar present themselves
.w harrow pathway that leads 70
with these con sideratiOns in
~ and 40 the request Of some Of the
,r.rr4nts Jf the Hon. w. Fl. Nc
rrrg. Nj. d., that i have prepared,
rn tbs best available material the
rov.r- basry and imperfect sketch
Il drsHfs and public services:
Wn. H. McCLUng was born October
Es. 1913. ON his fathers (Alex. Nc
i rrzI farm. iu Meadow Bluff district,
e-.srbr.er county, w. Va. The old
n,.s. long since destroyed, in which
/ n frs. saw the light, stood In a beautl-
p meadow near a famous sOapstone
v-r-. whose waters aOw in q tiny riv-
-s,t5 swell the stream of Otter creek,
far distant across the glade. On
m hand Is the range Of Little Sewell
-gnratns. on the other the Clear Creek
ru tsfns, aud in the far distance,
rsn- the horizon, arises the mighty
bn of KeeneY's Knob, towering above
ikgared lesser peaks.
O1tlis farm NcCiung remained with
bs brothers and sisters, leading the
/ r,rs' Iifa Of o farroer's son aud raHeiV-
\ .ce acquired, until his "a year.
As only opportunity for obtaining an
ll-a.ol was that afforded by the
|cJru0l schools, and these McClung at
e-.ad whenever circumstances al
gFsl, meantime reading with avidity
every work bearing upon the science OF
-eic.-e that be could in any way pro-
-.e as DE had from an early age de-
E-leI some day 20 enter the ranks
o. lla medical profession, calling for
F-c1 la ie.J true vocation.
BIT -le quiet OF his ordinary life
pom tle farm was rudely ended by the
e-s.lg out OF the war. and young
lCl-g iu common with thousands Of
Pier F.rg.Diaus, rushed to arms 70 de-
El bis native State against her enc
lS Ll.ist.ug as a private soldier in
organization known as Burkart'S
Ml,S, aa afterwards Joined the Green
PIER Cavalry and was subsequently,
Dl1.-d 10 H0nsheifs battalion, in
'll1 command, as lieutenant and
1AulStar, he remained until the
,,e o.. tte war. lie served under Nc
A-,lld, Early and others, In Green
tarc0ul-y on the Rappabanuock, In
-9yl.ey of Virginia about Lynch0urg
ll Winchester, and iu the famous raid
Washington; always ready for any
@.ei4ta service he swan the Eanawha
''Tlear Brownstown with other vol
Beers under q CALLING fire from the
ly, 90 seize certain boats necessary
.rr7 over the Confederate command,
~ be subsequently, duplicated this
.1g exploit at Shepardst0wn, on the
4nac, when with Early's army in
'i-I1 upon the Capitol. Tie was four
-.s wounded, once ia the left breast
frederick City, Nd. and the next
'feHs.lg 90 20 90 a hospital To spite
els TouudI was seriously injured by
'-l'-a- -a the right side, while as
-s 90 carry his brother, John L.
yang. from tle field during the &C
az ila "B.0ck Houses, " on the out !
ls Of Washington City.
y A.layah he was taken prlsoaer,
ds' thai is how the doctor considers
,-' q short account OF the occur
may cause the reader to differ /
-l him ,l opinion.
!, this action McClung was I'm Gen. |
-4-s-nls corps, and his battal- /
Was detailed 10 cover /
!s Hank, that Genera, be- |
Jolly engaged with Sheridan at /
,-es,er The command was dis
'--.5-' when a strong column Of Fed
-oIse appeared suddenly over the
VI ile bill, and riding down in
a-s.m.lg numbers upon the Con-
'es pl- them 90 rOut. The main
yl''el on In pursuit, but a regi-
remained behind to pick uD the
'iS' 1cC.ung, who wore that day,
oS.1lately, a Yankee coat" sat
upon his horse awaiting cap
o1l probably deceived by his
10 one acc0s Jed him, and in time
-1Aee cavalry reformed, and the
" march was given. AS soon as
-14ron was On full motion Nc
Iole up % the rear, and forcing
~ through the aligument,a as fast as
45lus or the horses In full trot
5..el' Kept on through the column
ue reached the front ranks, when
gan 20 be suspected and mepaeing
Nol haiti Halt" arose. For an
: ue gave his horse the spur. and
oissS OF shower OF bullets, rode
Tor tne open country aud liberty!
pursuit was hot, but blood aud
anshiD told, and upon looking
M JQSf " ere branch with a
e. the end Of a
saw that
still held
leap his
fence and
-e's horse re-
lator escaped,
ldering in the
70 cold, aser,