West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-05-05
KINGWOOD PRESTON VIRGINIA. THURSDAY MAY

ing'on, on the farm now owned 10y Df. w.
c, Curry. where he lay mill the ninth OF
June, 1903, wh,u the remains were exhumcd
and taken to The Grafton National Cemetery
aud rc-in,eued
ThornbutY Bailey Brown was son of
George aud Sarah Bavile,, Brown, and was
bpm ou Browns Mountain. ~ Preston coon-
tN Nav 18th. 1880. aud was liule pas,
,hir,y.,wo years o. ace at The time Of his
death lie was man OF strong physique.
little owe, the avryege in height, and vas
possessed Ola eonssee iba, knew no such
thing as fear Ills ancestors originally
came fron Ireland several gene,siions ago,
and settled in Eastern Virginia. Bailey
Brown married lady named Miller. also a
native OF Preston county, aud two OF their
sons siill survive and reside in Preston
county. AZ the time he was killed his
family lived at Fairview in Taylor county.
On lie night OF May alth the "Graiton
Guards" started for Wheeling, making a
detour OF twelve or iiftoen niles through
the country. passing around the Confedcr.
aies. who were stopping aud searching all
trains, aud coming 70 the railroad al Valley
Falls. they haggcd the last express train at
two O'Clock Ia the morning. With lantern
they borrowed from an old Irish lady who
lived nearby. They arrived la Wheeling
on the ssth and were on that day mustered
into the service as Company OF the
Second Yves, Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Company g was then LETT In charge OF Camp
C. Sc in Wheeling and all the other sol
d, garrsoned there We're pushed 10 tile
fronl fhe Confederate companies which
We're camped az Fotterman marched toward
Beverly on the Stauntou pike and were
joined 10y some troops from Gcorgil who
were making their way north Later they
were driven south again by the Onion
troops from Wheeling. reinforced by the
Ninth Indiana aud an Ohio regiment.
Mr William 4. Brown. OF Grafton, who
then lived at Kinewood had started to
Grafton to enlist when be was Informed OF
the Confederate companies being formed
az Fetlerman aud he Immediately returned
10 Kingwood TO report the news. AZ Reeds
vile he found two hundred men who had
purchased all the powder aud lead they
could secure aud were making active pre-
parations for war. when told OF tile Con.
iederate organizing az Fciterman they an-
nounced their intention OF marching over
there TO clean them up. When Mr Brown
reached Kingwood aud made known what
he had learned, Hon. c. McGrcw and
Hon. VIM. &. Brown Immediately dis
patched him back TO Reedsyilic 60 persuade
the people to keep quiet for the time,
President Lincoln having so advised them
IN letter. But for the fact that Mr..
Brown prevailed on the Reedsville men to
remain al home- Fetterman would have had
the distinction of being the hrst battle
ground OF the Civil war.
Daniel Knight, the Confederate who shot
Bailey Brown. resided at one time in Pres
ton county. where he WAS charged with
stealing some bees. and got Into serious
trouble by slashing with a knife the officer
who arrested him. After that he moved to
Taylor county. where he shot nelghbor' S
COW and cehed tlo constable who went to
| arrest him. The constable went back aud
got Bailey Brown TO so with him. and when
they rode up TO knights honse. they found
Knight sitting on the porch with a gun in
his hand. lie said he would kill any one
who attempted to como inside the lot.
Brown jumped from his horse and rushe d
10 aud took the gun from Knight and then
led HIM out 10 the road and said to the
officer; Now here is your man take him
along. knight said no one except Bailey
Brown could have taken him and he vowed
then he would kill Brown u he ever got a
chance. and he kept his word