The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-23
BRIEF
HISTORY
OF INTEREST

The following obituary noticr Ia.
ken from tae Review viii p-ove of in.
ter.st mere:
The most widely known citizen of
Hampshire county and one of the ysry
oldest, passed from earth on Thurs
day nigat, last, Marca l6. waen Col.
Alexander Monroe died. waere was
tdeye man, woman a. child, espe-
leially man or woman of the older
gsneation, to whom the face, name
and figure OF Col Monroe were not fa-
miliar2 Born in 1917. he was, there
fore. 81 years of age last December.
Col. Monroe was in mauy respects a
remarkable man. He was tine oldest of
Ia large family of children upon whose
SHOULDERS the care of tae entire fam.
lily was thrown before he was grown.
He kept together tine family and not
only educated himself under most
staightCnei circumstances but cared
for and educated them. He began
life teaching school. He studied sur-
veying. became proficient and It Is
probably no exagg ration to say tnat
he, at some time or otner SURVEYED a
majority Of the tracts of land in tais
county. He also studied law. was all
mstted to th. bar and for numbe-
|of Years praeticed before the court
OF this county. lie was also at on,
time in tine newspaper business and
owned and edited tne Virginia Argus,
published mere at the outbreak of the
war.
Al tae outbreak of the Civil War
the deceased was Colonel of the ll4tn
Virginia militia, which was called in.
TO service by the Governor of Vim
sinia. He commanded that regiment
until the spsing of 1862, waen by an
act of the Confederate congress tae
militia was disbanded. He at once
volunteered in the regular Confeler
ate army and was elected major of
the 18th Virginia cavalry. belonging
TO what was known as the Nortn West
ern B~igade. whica was commanded by
Gen. John D. mboden He occupied
unat position and sesvtd with tiat
regiment to the end of the war HI
was brave soldier. recognized a.
sucii by mis- comrades and BY the en-
emy. and mad many narrow escapes
from dam and capture. Col Mon
roe commanded tine rear gua:d of
Gen. Lees army on its sullen retreat
from Gettysburg. His duty was to
protect the wagon train. whica was
q miles long and h did 1T. disciiara.
ing the difficult duty assigned MIN
successfully,
After the close of tne war he again
settled down TO civil lif, and for a
number Of yeans practiced law, as
STATED above, finally retiring to the
country where he spent his remain.
ing days upon his farm, on Little Ca.
pon. He was man of imposing
presence, good speaker when in ai>
vigorous manhood, a fascinating story
teller and was man Of great personal
popularity. Prior to the war ne served
several terms in tae Virginia legislature.
representing tnis county in the lower
house. After the war ne was elected
and reelected a number of times to the
Legislature of this state and was twice
chosen Speaker OF tas House of Dele
gat2s.
Deceased was twice married. mis- sec
ond wife, who was Miss Margaret E..
Pnsn, survives, a do four children. Rob
ert p. Monroe, Mrs. c. W. Haines. Mrs.
w. L. Tharp and Miss Anna Monroe. He
nad fcu. brothers. Col. R. ". Monroe. of
Kingwood; James W. Monroe, j. Walker
Monroe and Marion Monroe. all late Sf
Harrison county, and two sisters, Mrs.
Snapp. of tnis county, and Mrs. Hugh
Garrett. OF Harrison county, bota OF
whom survive.
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