The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07

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GENERAL wINGFIELD SCOTT.
killed. The other battle referred to IN the
/ resoutions-that Of Niagara or Lundy S
/ Lane, took place on July 70, near Niagara
/ Falls. Here took place tie II viii try
/ charge OK Colonel Miller which used to
| De such a favorte subject with oid-time
/ school teachers. Wyatt says. Twice had
/ Scott charged through the British lines
/ two horses had been killed under him. he
/ was wounded 60 the slde and about II
/ o'clock az night on foot. and yet lighting
/ DE was finally disabled by a shot which
| shattered the left shoulder. and he was
/ borne away about midnight from the bat
| tie" Scott gained great credit By his con-
| duct I'm this action-Congress ordered him
vote OF thanks and q gold medal Vir-
/ rinia and New York presented HIM with
swords. he was promoted 10 the rank Of
| Majcr-General. and. IN March. 1917. re-
ceived what was doubtless TO him. the
/ highest reward. the hand OF Maria.
/ daughter Of Colonel John Mayo. % Rich
m0nd. There IS d story that Scott pro-
| posed 10 her and was rejected while he
| held every rank IN the army-from Lieu
tenant 20 Brigadier-GeneraL When he at
| tanned his Major Generalship he was suc-
cessful.
Edmund Pendleton Gaines. born Mech
/ Co. 17T, was son Of James Gaines 0i ..-
pepper county and a nephew OF Julse
I Edmund Penllet0n lie entered the army
| DO January. 1899. as am ensign IN the Sixth
| L. S. Infantry reached the rank Of Brig
adier-General in 1914 and on the 4tn OF
| August. that year. took command az Fort
Erie. on the next day the siege COM
menced The English forces numbered
400, the Americans $50. General Gaines
commanded untl the 18th. when he was
severely wounded. On the 18th he had
defeated. at-er a severe hght. an assault
OF the British forces. The enemy's loss
according TO Gaines report. was 2Zl killed
ia wounded and lsj prisoners. the Amer
lean loss was II killed Sc wounded and II
missing General Gaines received for this
service q vote OF thanks and a medal from
Congress. and promotion 20 the rank OF
Brevet Major-General lie afterwards
served in the war against the Seminole
Indians in Florida. and was severely
wounded. Tie died June 8 lsi9. The suits
by his widow. 1lyra Clark Gaines. % re-
cover lands alleged to have belonged %
her father. are among the most famous in
George Mason Brooke was the son Of
Richard Brooke, of "Mantapike' King
and Queen county and his wife. Mana.
daughter OF John Mercer. of "Marloor-
ough." Stafford county. He entered the
army I'm lSos as First LieuteaHt of In-
fantry. was captain 1910 and major in the
Twenty-thrl Infantry in 1914 on August
18th. of that year. be was brevetted Lieu
tcuant-C0l0nol for gallant conduct in the
defence of Fort Eric and on September
18th. was nrevetted Colonel for his ser-
vices Doe the sortie from the said fort.
Made Brevet Bricadicr-General 1924. serv-
ca with galantry in the Mexican war
and was hrevettcI Maior-General May 90
1875 At the time OF his death, March Q.
ISL DC was iu command Of The Eighth
Military District lie was father of Cap
tain john ST. Brooke. T.. >. n, q. S. y.
Captain John Richie was the son Of
Archibald Richie of Tappahannock. Es-
sc1 county. and brother of the famous
mas EItch.c, of tine Enquirer The
venerable Airs. Isabella harrison, o.
Brandon is "a daughter of the latter.
ls sword. 81 very handsome one, was
presented t0 Thomas EitchiC and is now
az Brandon.
General Brown in his report OF the
battle of Budgewater, dated Buffalo, Au-
gust. 1sl4 says. "Ine corps of artillery.
commanded by Major Hindman. behaved
with It's usual gdilantry Captains
Bldde and Richie were both wounded
carly IN the action. but refused
to uuit the field. The latter de-
ciared that no would never leave
his piece, AMI, true TO his engagement
fel by IFS side covered with wounds
Captain Andrew Huter Holmes was
given the brevet OF Major in March. 1874
for gallant conduct. and IN the next
month was promoted DO the rank Of Major
and assigned to the Th.rty-third lnlan-
try I'm July. 1919. "a joint expedition, the
naval portion under the command OF Cap
tain Sinclair and the small land force
under CoIone, Craghan and Major
Holmes. We're sent against Micnmaean-
an. To was badly managed and when
the assault was finally made. on Angus
Hh. 90 was repuised. Ingersoil says. Ma
for Holmes was in the advance on the
rieh- calamity leading-a promising offi-
cer befrielded by jefferson lit
,le Indian boy. not more than ten years
of age. from within ten feet OF Major
Holmes. pierced his breast with two balls.
which struck him dead
Major Holmes was son OF Joseph
Holmes. ard Rebecca Hunter. his wife
~ Frederick Co. Other sons OF Joseph
Holmes were Judge Hugh Holmes. Of
Winchester. and David Holmes OF Mis-
sisissippi. Governor and United States
Senator His sisters were Elizabeth
Holmes. who married Edward Mcclure
and was grandmother OF Or. Hunter Nc
Guire OF this city. Rebecca h.olmes, who
married Dr. Daniel Conrad and had two
sons-David Holmes Conrad a distin-
euiyhed lawyer (whose TWO s0ns-Holmes
A. and Henry II. Conrad-were killed by
The same v0lley al Manassas. while serv-
ina I'm Jackson's brigade. and Robert @.
Conrad. also an eminent lawyer. and
father OF Major Holmes Conrad; Nancy
Holmes. who married General Elisha
Boyd. Of Mirtinsburg. The children OF
Ills marriage were Ann ReOecca. who
married Colonel Humphrey B. Powell. OF
Loudoun county land was mother Of Mrs.
John Randolph Tucker Mrs. Raleigh Col
ston. &c.). John f.. Rev. A. II. II. Boyd
Gather Of T. Holmes Boyd Of Winches-
teri. and Mary ~. who married Hon. 9.
J. Faulkner. Another daughter OF Judge
Holmes. Gertrude. married VIM. Moss OF
Fairfax county. BY direction Of Governor
Holmes. the sword voted by the State
was given 20 Rev. A. II. Fl. Boyd.
OTHER HEROES.
For a number OF years after the war
OF 1872 the Virginia Legislature conferred
honors on Virginia officers who had dis
tlngulshed themselves In service az that
time. on February ?. lsS5, the following
resolution was adopted;
Resolved. unanimously by the General