The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-03
GEN. WILLIAM MALONE.
\ Bricr sketch of His Life ana
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From Yesterdays Baltimore SUM

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From Yesterdays Baltimore SUM
General William Malone. who was
stricken with paralysis in Washington
Monday evening, ana who still les in Il
pr"CariouS condition. is distinguished
as Il soldier as Il politician and AS Il
railroad manager Born in Southamp-
ton county. Va. of comparatively
humble parentagc. his friends scared
for him an appointment 10 the virgins
ia Military institute. at Lexington.
where hc completed the course aud
subsequently, began life as "A civil en-
Eiue"r. When the war brok" out he
enlisted in the Confederate army. and
worked his way up until. at the clos"
OF the great struggle. hc had earned
the rank of major general. He was
held in the highest estimation 10y Gen.
Il t.. Lee. ANA his reputation was that
of daring tighter. a rigid disciplinu>
riau. a skillful commander and, above
ALT. Il general who took excellent care
OF his men. although not hcSitating To
expos" them To any risk where Il pro-
port tomato advantage was to bc gain
ed lie is chiefly known as Il soldier
by TIL" splendid victory which the Con
frGcTatcS won over vastly superior
forces al the fierce battle OF the GRAFT
cr. ucnr Petersburg. Va. in June. lSGi.
when General Grant exploded II mine
under the Confederate lines and fol
lowed il up with an attack in force on
IN" Confederate position. The FEEDER
ais were repulscd with heavy loss rs
prcially among their negro regiments.
II was claimed 10y General Mnhon"'S
friends that II" directed the movement
which resulted in the defeat of tn"
Fcdernls ON the other hand, the
champions of General -. j Wcisic"r.
who commanded Mahoue'S brigade ON
that rV"ntful day. insist that the honor
of directing the movement was fairly
earned 10y W"isigcr This dimrrenc"
OF opinion led to II bitter controversy
some years ago. but tn" point at issue
was never settled to the satisfaction of
tn" disputantS. Eut even IL Malone
Toe stripped of the glory of this achieve,
ment, his fame as "a soldier is too firm
ly established to he successfully at
tackled in any quarter
At the end of the war came the
reconstruction period. and General
Malone took a prominent part in the
efforts which were made to secure good
government in his native State. II"
was actively identified with the m"vo>
mcnt which resulted in the election Of
| GilhCvt g. Walker. n New York Demo-
| Crat, rs Governor OF Virginia on what
| was known as the conservative ticket
| From that day up to the present time
| II" has been prominent i'm Virginia
| politics For u number of years he
was "a atalwart Democrat and welded
considerable influence in his party, but
! never enough influence to realize his
Iamhitiou. which was to hc the nominee
| OF tn" Democrats party FOR Governor.
! When. carly I'm the eighties. the Dem
| OCratS divided on the State debt issue.
| General Malone was the leader of
| the Boadjustcr party. which defeated
| the debt paying wing of the Stat,
| Democracy. elected William t.. Cam
er"n Governor and also secured a ma,
| iority at the LEGISLATURE. General Ma
hone then partly realized his political
Iumhition. lie was elected United
| States senator. and in the Senate soon
| became Il prominent figure. In lSSS h,
| was the Republican nomine" for Gov
crnor OF Virginia ana was defeated 10y
an overwhelming majority by his
| Democratic opponent. Philip w Mo
| Kinney. of Prince Edward county
Since that tim" and up to about sis
months ago he had not been very ac
| tive in Virginia politics. Eut recently
| he had formed a combination with III,
the Democrats I'm the approachin.
campaign on the issues involved whcr
stricken with paralysis.
| General Malone has always been g
man Of indomitablc will, of tirrl"ss "u
crgy, with natural propensity io'
domiuccring his political associate.
and suhordtnatcs To This trait of hi
! character may bc attributed TN" disas
! trouS defeat which he sustained II
| lSSS From the inception OF the Read
| lustcr movement down To Mahouo'.
| final overthrow Virginia politics wer,
| marked by bitterness and inten
| sity rarely cGuaIcd and never exceed
ed in the history of the state.