The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29
GEN. TVBODEN.
A Relic OF the Late War. and ProminenS
Citizen of Virginia.


18th day OF August. 1850, ai'er mr.
days illness from an atacA Vi 80,
norbus. was born on the lDth day vi
| 1r,br,.srv 1s23 on the old CHRISTIAN
farm ON Christians Creek, about SIX
,ctIes southeast OF stanton, where one
OF the three first atOcilade IoIts was
| built bv the first settlers IN l"c Nou-'''
| ana was the eldest OF the eleven ohiui 'n
| OF George and Isabella InpVueh' al" "a
whom are now dcad except ioui 49, 49,
viz: Col. q. ". lmboden. OF faye''s 'o.''
Is, ". Va, Mai ia. lmDodeh' ol "'
| ,ngton county, Va, and Captains VI,
ana i = lnboden. OF salvador Central
America. .,.,,
He was raised on the farm, attending
the "oldneld" schools OF that day u""l
about his sixteenth year, wneh ne 40
! sent Tor two terms TO Nashlhs'on -
! Icge (now Washington ana Lee oA'F,I
| sity). After leaving colIlese nc
ncnced the practice Of law IN 9'aui''''',
| and soon after married LIZA S'00''-
| daughter Of col. Franklin McCue' OF
Long Meadows, and formed law par
nership with the late Hon. WIN. I"~'ei'
which continued until the death OF Johh
! Frazier, when William gave up MS la"
\ practice and took charge or inc hoDh-
bridge Alum springs. After this the lale
/ Judge John III. McCue became MS 4"N
| mariner Re was elected twice 10
| the Legislature, and was in favor
building the old Virginia railroad
pv way OF stanton, as also
for the two State institutions
at Stanton. In May, 1851. he was elected
| clerk Of the County Court Of Augusta
| county. defeating the Hon. Jefferson Aih-
| nev who had ably and efficiently iilled
| the Office for over thirty years ABOUT
| This lime ne was district deputy or the
! Grand Lodge of Frccmasons OF virginia
lie was several times Presidential erect
or on the Wing ticket. Up 10 -" 'i'''
was no man I'm tho old Wing party more
popular than me. In the memofanie ana
e~eitinr canvass Of $50 for the election
Of two delegates IN the state cor, s,,,
! he was one Of the defeated OF tne Iv"i
! candidates. After supporting Bell ana
| Everett. he took the ground that a4'''
| the election Of Lincoln 1.-THE only nope
for the South 10 prevent a long anu
hIood, war was for all OF the Southern
States TO act unucdly in opposition 10
coercion Of them by the Federal Govern
| ment." But the unconditional 'i'""
! sentiment in old Augusta was 100 stloh-'
led as IL was by the Hon. % D. i'"i.' 49,
! with his matches clOGucnce. III NDih'
| 1S,7. his lovely wife. Eliza. after a hnsct-
! ing illness. died. leaving four sweet ehil-
dreu surviving her. IL May, lS". h"
married Mary Wilson McPha'l. daush-
Ter of the late John T.. McPhail, Esq,
| Of Charlotte county, most iccoinlIl9',"
| and lovely woman. who area IN ln''' l'a'
ing one daughter, who has since MARIE"
| a Mr. Bowling. and Is living in Monh'i
| Ala His third wife was Miss Edna Por-
/ ter daughter ri Commodore Nlihtm
| Porter L. s. y His fourth wife was
| Miss Anna Locket. of Mccklenburg coun-
fv who died. lcav ng one daughter
| Helen and who is now living with hef
uncle. Phil. Lockett. Esq. His surviving
widow was Mrs Florence Crockett OF
rr stol. Tenn. He had fHt one SON.
Frank Howard, who is now IN Sal'duoi'
| Central America. ard four daughters.
I'm 1879 during the John Brown raid
| ne orcanizod the Stanton Artillery as
! a volunteer company. and was iurniahed
| four brass siN-pOund field pieces. lie WIS
elected captain. His company was call
cd out on the nth day OF April, ls3l, ana
| proceeded 20 HGwer's Ferry lie vas
| exempt by law from military service DC
ing County Court clerk, but no man Jul
virginia more promptly ansWere" tne
| can Of his state. ami none more ch"ef-
| en-, made tho sacrifice OF home comforts
| and more devotedly ospoused the cause
| of his State i'm her hour of need. ana no"
! yvcll ne performed his duty during the
| four long years struggle D. We'll alleSl.d
nv his superior commanders especially
! Jackson ard r. +. Lee. who never gave
| him any words except praise in their
| ofcal reports, comending his cohuuct as
a soldier. and both OF whom 'as IS wen
| known to the old soldiers Of the Aosl
| Cause repOsed the greatest e'"''''''.'
! ia him and his IN htary courage anu
| oIdlitv A evidence of this Gen. Ice
| oesiqned him to the command or the
! VALLEY district thus succeeding III COM
! mand of that district the hero StoIe''t
Tocksou who had been called 10 i-ch-
nond with his army. His battery al Har-
rer,s Ferry i'm May, 1851. was attached 10
the "a Brigade Of Infantry coiiiih""' +"
| hv Erieadier-Gencral Bee, who so bai-
lantlv fell al the head Of the fouI'h
| Alabama. ,e.,, .ht,
| p,ring the winter Of NIL lhia
battery was stationed at pumifies' H,"i
the Potomac. and from there went VAN
IN Iohnston's army 10 Yorktown. Wheie
obout the LIST OF May. 1852. II was rcoI-
s,anizad bv the election Of new company
oficers. lie had promised his men th"'
he would serve them as captain ~.
0rst year. and refused promotion oneiel
| him I'm the artill Try service. hut decilIt 'i
IN serve them longer TO their regret lot
the reason that during the past winter
he had prepared a bill when ne h'"
rqccpl through Nis ''itiN''' ''--
5rcss authorizing the organization OF
ono or more regiments Of partisan ran
oore "a he made up Of men within tne
! sre,o,-'s lines who were willing TO vol
rntcer having the privilege TO elect their
cum company and rerimcntal oilicefs'
and on his leaving his ola battery he
proceeded 10 Richmond, where ne was
Commissioned Colonel First e.egiment
VIRGINIA Partisan Rangers, with luii
nover from the Secretary OF War 20
enlist men. organize companies OF Sixty
mr. more and muster them into service
and he proceeded 20 stanton, where he
published q proclamation
lie soon organized several companies
and took part IN the battle OF Port i'e-
nublc. under jackson. ard then when
Jackson left the Valley he commenced
his operations I'm the South pranch Nal-
lev on the b. K o. railroad, increasi"s
mis- command rapidly. lie soon had d
reriment OF mounted men, reslihe"'
Of infantry and battery OF ar'-".i -
! on the 18th Of December. 49,, the 100.
virginia Cavalry was organized WIN ~
" Imboden as colonel, and the Ola i'S-
,ment dropping It's partisan ranger o's"N-
cation i'm January. 1863. reorganizeu as
the ga Virginia Infantry, WIN 'nc L.
lont George II. Smith as colonel me ne
egd virginia Calvary was orsanizea wiz
| col Robert White as colonel. ana mas
~ o'Ferrall now Governor Of virginia.
battery OF artillery ana >. ~. 49,, 7
independent company "onsti. .i..' 'i'
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