The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04

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GEN. WINS. G. W1cK:H4A'|'M''li.' 4
Paper Prepared for Permanent:
Record In War Archives.
Williams Carter ,yickhan was the son
scfN.ilipm Tanning Wiclslai and 3aflno
Carter and the great gra nds ~ q Y ~.
eral Thomas Nelson, one OF lie Sic h 81 .
suf tho Declaration OF 1ndeperde ce, al ~
tho comriander.in.chie 81 the Gylrginltt
line In the Revolutionary Army. Ae WIS =,
1890. and moved with his parents 70 HIGH
ory Hill. In Hanover county, II lss.; ne !,
b was educated at the schools OF Rev. y !.
Loving Wbast, near Alexandrin. ana 9.
THOMAS Hanson, In Fr'clpricksb,,rg,i n ~
at the Universally of Virginia. Admlte &c
to the bar Iii 1872 In Hanover county he
Epractlced In n country circuit for lew e,
years and then gave up the bur TOT, t ttls
life OF ii Virginia planter. onillthi Of Jan
uury, 1S4S, he married Lucy rem
dor, daughter of Henry Taylor. deSSeasseu::
and granddaughterSof John IL yior y 9 !.
4 Caroline, and great granddaughter Of
John penn, ono Of the slgners OIL the 2,
Declaration Of sIndependence from North.
Carolina. e He was elected to. the .aVir-
ginia House OF Delegates In 1S49, and was
presiding Justice Of the County Court 9 +
Hanover county for many wears prigo c'r
to the wal. In 1865 he was commlss "a
captain OF Virginia Volunteer cavalry ll'
49, - t.nW n
from the district composed o Hanover
and Henrico, d "a NVhig, overcoming u
large Democratic ma ority. IN 1851 elect
ed by the people of Henrico to the State
Convention as a Union man he was the
only member Of that body representing
a county Of which he was a \ on--rfesi dent
He was bitterly opposed to the war and
voted against the Ordinance OF Secession
Immediately upon the Secession OF {NV1ir--s
ginia he determined to- share the fortune
of the people Among whom he was born
and lived, and took his company he
Hanover Dragons, . y into active service
He participated In the first battle Of
.sklrmtshes, ana in September 1s6l, 5 he
was commissioned by Governor y tcher.t
.Lteutenant- Colonel of the Fourth Virginia
Cavalry. On the 4th Of May, 1852, he res
Sceived $a8 severe sabre wound In a. cav
SalrySc charge at Williamsburg, which pre-.
vented him from par ting In the bat
tiles around Richmond While wounded
he was tnken prlsoner$at his home ! In
Mcclellan advance, paroled and speed
ttS exchanged BY special cartel for his
swlfe's kinsman, Lieutenant-Co Colonel Tho;
mas i. Kane of the Pennsylvania Buck;
tails. MA } Il
IN! August, 1851, he was commissioned
colonel Of the Fourt h Virginia Cavalry,
and fought through that campa Ign par
lyicr59t Int ~
Manassas, IA Boons boro. ona rpsburg 6, Vi md
the frequent enga gements OF the Con-
4federate5 cavalry under General Stuart.
During the advance of the Army Of the
Potomac into Virginia, after the battle
OF sharpsburs.s Colonel khan 81 was
neck, while temporarily in command OF
Fits Lees brigad de 81 It y Upperville. Re-
covering 'front.' tails wound he regained his
command In time to take, part In the
battle Of Frederick sburg on the 18th of
December, 1852. after t he battle of Fred
ericksburg the army went Into winter
quarters. and Colonel JVickhanl was on
river from Fredericksburg to e a. point
above the junction OF the 4 Rap idnn, and
was on those lines when Burnside made
his unsuccessful attempt S@t 10 cross the
river again. When the canlpaign opened
In the spring OF 1863 Colonel Vickh ham and
his command participant "a iyel VI In t--s'
outpost conflicts preceding the bat tle4 OF
Chancellorsville and was posted K on lie
right flank during that bst tle p lorII ITO
the opening Of the ca mpa Ign In 1865, WI ilst
Z In command Of his regimentsat the front,
he announced shlmsel { al cand Ida teg for the
Confederate Congress from the Rtchmo nd
District, and, without going into the dis
@of Charlottesville, by an surl parallele 9
majority. he however. remained sat I his
post IN the army, leaving his seat In Con-
Sgress vacant until the oSe OF the memo
8rable campaign OF Grant and Lee. and OF
the Valley Campai gn In 1854. h.
"A On the advance into Fcnnsyl vanla,. 9 &
ter the battle Of hancellorsyllle olo-
mel iyYickham's comma nd formed q part
of the force which Stuart to ok on his re- q
around Meade's army, Joining the Army
SOf Northern Virginia ON he eve sofS Inc
battle OF Gettysburg, being posted on; ne
extreme left flank during tina en- &C.
tnent and his command Il aided IN Il over
Ing the retreat In recrossing me F 't,t
mac, . &
SS on september NJ 1868. G olonel w ckhanl
was commissioned Brigad ier:-G eneral and
put In command of Wick hnn MS gtri ga &c
Z or Fltz. Lees division, with Stuart its
commander of the cavalry corp So. y ie
armies spent most OF the III tnmn OF lSbl
and the winter Of 1864 In recuperatlon,
&anent encounters. tile engagements al
FBristoe, Brandy Station, and auckland
Mills being the most serious until 8Iebru;.
anry, 1884, when the fighting 4 Q ;sTepel XII
patrick raid upon Richmond, and Gus,
Hier's attack on charlot lie was va very
desperate. .s s3i q Z, =,
In March and April, 1854 General Wick.
ham and his brigade 5wero agall, on guard
on Tho Ttapldan!and appa hammock rivers
Whan5thA campaign opened In the spring
or 1854 General Wlckha m q com nc, with
The rest az stuart's co took part Y
tbs battles Of the w ilderl,ssIs and $40 Z
ssyivanias Courthouse. and when sherii'
DIN moved on Richmond from spot.
ssylvania Courthouse and stuAr t8 N hin
on the nth of Maysttat yellow Tavern
.Orders Yicklum TO dlsmount l.ls rlga IS
and attack, was tho 4 asst order q ven ~
SCeneral atlart 10 a brigad e Sof ca yalry.ss
IN General yylckham fifth his 4 brigade y wa :
actively engaged III b ne tattless 81 lrotop.
otomay, Cold 'Aarbor. TIeyll Jams, Reams
Station, and part cipat ed In mar OF i he
lesser cavalry enga gement rs occurring be
tween those events 8. 81 u
M on Inc 10th 81 August. 1874. 4 he and his
command were ordered IRON, !. the !, so 9, y,