The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-11-24
Hon. j. j. Norton.

Hon. J. j. Norton.
-, Ihc fnct that Judge Norton, who presided at
wears mn empty sleeve and Is VIC believe tho
only nne;nrmed judge who has ever worn tho
ieilow feeling Of an Old soldier. To learn pome.
wing "E 1 his history both ns II jurist and as sol
nicr; The following are some OF the facts OF
ms III e rs We have heard them:
Judge Norton was born in Pcndlcton s. c. II,
lS'&, and received his early education at the Old
and at TINT time famous, PickcuS Acndcmv'
from which he entered the triyrrSity ofIt;cn?y
gin, At Athens, where he graduated i'm 1855 lie
at once commenced The study oi law. was all.
upon The practice of his profession ut PicEcns
Court lI"u:e. His father Miles Nj Norton, wms
inI m sixteen years, Commissioner III Equity of
When thc war broke out, both father and son
entered the army and were commissioned us
captains In OrrS regiment of rifles which after
Sh"s period of detached service between Rich.
H" n TmH nareheT:rhShrE in the spring OF 1862,
hiilniiS III ~ u. ilillS famous "Light Division -
Aitcr seeing some OF the most severe service
"i ne war during the b"tties around Richmond
70 reinforce jackson in his movement ncninst
rope. The battle Of Cedar MOudtIin was fought
command, nnd then followed The battle OF See.
ond Mann&SnS" where there WAS three dAys fight.
anS 1nS beginning on the 18th and ending on tho
3Oth o! August.
On the Goth, ,Inckson's Corps had Il hard time
Wwin, or IT., ana GiiTcGgEs brigade suffered severely
n%16 j'I,l6a 10 hii'cisncG IN date in commissions,
U,
senior Oll"cr, in command of the regiment Ills
lhthcr %h" Killed in the desperate Fighting on
what Is known rs the "Old railrOnd cut" md
Judge Norton had his BODY removed frn,,, ~
field. avn" ''
Judge Norton was promoted to the rank Of
Lieutenant Colonel, and was in command of his
IeElmcht at Fredericksburg, on The 18th of De.
cCinbcr, 1862, where he received the wound nv
which he lost his arm. The writer of this
sKctch, who was familiar with the prouud Nv
Which the battle was fought. PASSED along tho
Inc Iime OF GrcgSS hriS4dcWhich was in the reserve
llHc or y. y. llil's division, and scig the STACK.
ch arms aud careless nir Of The men nd dvise1
thcl 10 bc on the alert, nS the front line might
nc turned, from holding weak position, nII
any moment. This caution was rcrrotrd tn ~ 'i'
\; {. Haskell, Gen GIcG;'S Adjutant General
VINO nj once started to look up the General and
INFORM nm OF the situation. Gen Gregg srIiv.
cn upon tneScenc just as the enemy after INN.
ing the front line, were actually i'm H. frnn.
toI. NoilonS regiment hCing on the right Unnk
Was the first To receive the Federal attnck T'hn
men recovered themselves quickly and rcpulsc,l
his horse and Col. Norton Ind his arm hnIi"
shattered. Gen Grc2s'S horse, which was IImi,'
lured, was caught and Col. Norton placed unon
him and carried from the field "f''i
After recovering from his yOuud which Iis,
blcd him from further ncrige service. Col Nor
t0n continued In service as enrolling officer. TO
the close Of the war. w
:, After the war, Coz. Norton resumed the prnc-
nee or law at Pickens, aud il mmy lie n matter of
interest To our readers TO know that he hns ncy.
cr sought political prefermcnt lie was clccted
TO tho Legislature immediately nftcr tho war
without any solicitation on his part but not en-.
Joylng the life of u politician, returned 10 his
Jaw practice, to which he devoted himself until
MS election us judge. Judge NOrton's nominn.
tion TO the bench was entirely unexpected TO
p nm: us iIiends recognized his merritt put him
tist has vindicated their judgment--L. In the
io!k EntcrpriHc '>N