Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-15

for the bar. AT the breaking ors a ar nv
war ha entered the Conisoe. liked his
as a'Iieutenant and raduaiIy major.
waynn tiJl in 1864 he become, Siar dis
9en , ~ ' Ne was gallant solpi1 p;S u
,insnisb,ng himself at MISSION n ods ~
90 "aSn .nded the rear guaIus o. y.
a 49,, e0h han,.n army at Nashville. Vn
~, hOou osa,tM of L. @. C. Lamar 10
, sS Ssnnrai Wslthall was elected 70
the United States Senate
ably represents his state. now a resi-.
General p. NJ. V. Youns' wss horn
dent of Gainesville, Georgia, IL. No.
at SpartansvilIe, South Oaio.'a ,ha
yember. 1sae, ana was educa'eu wv.
Georgia military academy anu 80 w
Point. He Joined the Confederals al" J
as lisutepant' and rose to the om"Ana
OF a cavalry division. He was was
claimed BY his friends, ana 10 neVe'
seriously denied IL himself, the loGnk
est and handsomest general IN sn c.
federate army. He was electeu ~ "a
gress in 1868, when il was also oS'h1u'
and with = great show OF truth tn1e nc
was the youngest and handsemIs' pe"
Der of Congress. He served f9r thrse
terms, showing a fair measure ol
ability and strong social prociiVi-
ties. Mr.. Cleveland, in rs hfs'
term, appointed General ouns,
coasul-general at st. PETERSBURG since
his return he has lived on his tns plan
tation near Atlanta. One OF the must
honored citizens of Atlanta Is Gsierai
Philip Cook, who was born In THgss
county, Georgia, in 1917. lie stialea
law at the University OF Virginia ana
practiced with success until the oeak-
ing out Of the war. He entered the
army as . private and by courage and
character rose 10 the rank OF brigdler.
From 1873 TO 1879, he served In Con-
gress, since which time h, has devoted
himself to his large practi'e and o the
development of his native State.
General William Booth Talliferro
lives near his birthplace IA Gloucester,
Virginia, where he was born December
2s, 1925. He was educated at Hrvard
and William and Mary's colleges. In
~ he was appointed Captain u the
Eleventh United States ntantrT, but
resigned after q short Service. In
81 he was commissioned Colonel OF
the provisional army Of Virginia,
and rose 10 the rank OF Major
General in "a. His military service,
while not brilliant, being largely Of an
executive character anC confined to
fixed posts, was however, distinguished
by fine judgment and unusual admins
trative ability. General Tilliaferro Is
man OF fne literary tastes, and has
taken a great interest ia Masonic al
fairs, being at one time Grand Master
Of the Jurisdiction Of Virginia. Al
though retiring in disposition, General
Talliaferro is socially great iavorlte,
and with 4 little more self-assertion
might have risen to any position In MS
native State.
General Samuel Bell Ma1ey, now
resident OF Paris, Texas, was born at
Tompkinsville, Kontucky, March 80,
1925. He was educated at West Point,
graduating ip as, and was assigned TO
the 9TH inlsntry. He served with great
credit ia TIE Mexican war, being pres
eRt at,sil the battles from Vera Cruz to
the Gpture Of the City OF Mexico. He
resigned from the army in 40, studied
la@. and practlced ia Texas until the
breaking out OF the civil war. He
raised the Sth Texas infantry, and was
present at all the important battles In
the West, distinguishing himself par