The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-08
TRIBUTE ,ll,rr1 70 THE MEMORY or
COL THOMAS = GOODE..
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BY nBv. ], >. VIM /.

55s w i5y by REV. y,
55 on Friday January Q, 1oa5, 40 Az ~
Colonel Thomas II. Good e.a OF Boydton,
Va, e passed TO DO forever WI tn God. IA .l nd
with his going Virginia lost one OF her8 \
noblest sons, tho 4 Meth dist Church one le
81 It's most devout and liberal support
crs, ana the poor nan, the widow ana INC J, the
orphan f everywhere " ono n Q ~ Y n pest
friends and $bcnefa tors. sSI !, & IS.
Colonel Goode was tho H son OF NJ ~.
Thomas and Mary Ann Goode, and was vas
Born June IS 1876. .5
Ne began tho practice OF law IN Neck
Ilcnburg county, Va, In t18AS ;& md early
a#52lefl use brilliant gifts which after
wards made him SO corlspi lous az q "a % ,1
yer ana a 1lnancier through TIC state
LIN 1859 8he was elected attorney Tor the ne
Commonwealth, IN 5Alecklenburg county.
which offico he lied con Sc utiy ~ ior3
three and -hnlf terms. III
i He was "a M lnher OF he fam us BE
4 sion Convention Of 1861 nnd IKE Ike the
Virginia heroes OF so man OF q tieS story
4 books covering that pcrlod. lie# tlids S1i !.
1 adyooa te peace till dragged into war ~
.|bhis rot headcd conrad es but HIS pene-:
4 trtinE Vision snw from the first that
pea ce was a impossible and war neTitap 81
4 and he advocated 1T wi til q, trengtfl and
I ardor bori, only Of honest cor vl Is!
Il and a consconsn ess a. corroc Z. dla smp.}
Isis Of the situati on.s Immediately nlter,
1.-the tournament of the = ~
Colonel Goodc reported "a z ~ CHI
I fmoud for service In the Confederate;
4 army taking with him the DO ton ca
Il q iry com paIly, OF which he WIS capt am.
coLoNEL,5TIIONrAs II. GOOD E.
He with his company was sent 20 JON os'!,
4 General Magruder whose command was q.
4 then on the Peninsula, Then began his
4 military career which for dauntlcss cour-
ago and unsullled honor III is second 70 !.
q mono OF all those glorious records MADE 1Elll
!, by tho men who woro tho - IRA 81,
TIe was rapidly promoted to major.
B |lieutennnt- colonel and then TO colonei ,ot
q tho Third Virginia Cavalry. TO nm !, .
q was assigned { lie task OF drlylnE My
enemy. Eund en- General v r. y !.
4 Hampton and burning the town, WHICH
n % a, Wa 4 most successfully and gnllantly
< performed. He was with Stuart whilo
i 4 covering the withdrawal Of tho army
/ from yorktown to Richmond. s. Much q
8 this time Colonel Goodies health was 30 sS
poor. and nhysi he was SO &C 5WsAn ! :. !.
+ Three men to helm him mount ms norse:
3 Rut Notwithstanding this feeblenes OF
8 | hody. his mental vlgor was iunimpnlred..
a his courage undaunted. and his cornmand 9
I never wont into battle that fe dld n ~.
J, 80 nj It's head. u Many are the stores
the old sold ers tell Win t ntarsau
! nridc or his gallantry and his WIS Ele A'
. ership, M, .ESB IA, =, Y,
\ !" General j. d. b. Stuart In MS Zot1lclA!
: yrenorts often speaks n highest praise q 9
U the work. done by Colonel Goode ana nl ls
q, men, III will give YOU one or 6 tWo ~,
Z tracts from these repor W hen esoIu.e
! Goode came the enemy sp,t.,y,s
ltt,f
# oovairv wus entirely rou ted. 4 \ gain t.1l
N oticiai report. Stuart says: Colohe
S 5Gnode,s gallant conduct and the bravery g.!
III ~ his mon deserve the highest praise q. =
4 TIa cnnt,ired tho Senelny's flag ana VII ~.
drew, bringing his wounded ~ AT .11a =
= manner In his report O. llle .1,o,onc
" Wiiljnnsburg, Stuart speaks .ot C s -,
= c;node'a IN faltering intrepidt ana i, ~
Y IA cniGcent service OF his reg men y !.
SsterS no hat tile Of Seven Pines, 9. Y ". ",
Y anal stuart recommended 9 lonel ov ~,
n for nrumotion to brign der general ~, ~
8, the utter failure OF hls i,
him toretire from the ~ i,
iheYnuthoritiea at Richmond ines O. ~ T.,
q knew Colonel Goode best at tins III, y,
L, thought they saw for hlrn NJ. !.
r. tnry future, ana III him strong Nv ~, !!
le ~, defnnse for tho Army nt ny la.,I 81
le gnin, nut God fwlled Y olhsx ~ stuni
IL. I'm nd thu reT''oVNA. q
fro,r, tho scenes OF ase,n,'s i,
shenthed his keen SWORD, 1uNp ~ ~, ;v =,
enemy was learning 70 rear req ~ us'4s''N
II nash. AsS II K =. 7, 2, IA ~ ,es,,,1le
rs tho nrnctIoe OF law whtcl, ne coH.nIttI
until 1875 when forced by !, ],
"a retire from the bar. About tnas ,,,nr
u, ia purchased Buffalo Itithta spE Y, !
~ erty. and by his skill and emery l.r.'
a 1,nown n the world the WONDER ~, -, y, :
i've ,,nvars az these wa tiers; ana a!so 's !.
II az ,,In,self a name which istanas W' y
y, n,,t rsnrnac In All the arts OF trace Y
~ 4 \, wver IN one Of our largest CIV
" ,,ho srenresented a Northern synalc ~ y
" which wanted to pprchNse me spp. : y
~ .nroncrty. said 10 me. Wo''i ~, ~
ile want the privilege Of us,n &, su,. ~
Y rnnde,s name for The name Of 'rnon !, J
TO- anodc stands ms n SYNONYM OF ! 3 W.,
III = M s,Iocess IN the business circle o. sYe'
larl state In the I'm lon, n .3 !. Y 40,
=. When Colonel Goode hegan - ~ ~ s -
ne money ina large way, ne taiso ,uesa Z
lot giyn in n correspond ngly large Way ,.s Il
al gave 81, 900 eac, year, Tor many Ssan,.ie
~ tha ex- Con federate q A,soA.s
lss burg county Several years aga St ss,, ~
lie n Ooo to tho Boydton Methoalsl 49, y,
ma witch lie directed to be inyesteu, !, A 4 !,
~, Stimulated that neither prlncipal ~ noF !,
lpf terest should be used until NJ NJ q !
es- dnat,, then the interest from fllls @ae =,
n,a mia ted 4 mount was to 90 eacn ye'a "
in M nmrre,lt expense fund pf " clls!Es
IIa an "a 81 900 to- ING ",
s,oTarx debt Of our church Il aHat Ne : ~