Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-12-24
Mr.. Seth NJ. Timberlake.

lake in this town and county were sur
prised ard grieved when news of his
death reached here He died at an early
hour on Wednesday morning. Dec. rs.
at the home Of his son. Mr.. Charles E.
Timberlake, at Brooklyn. New York.
Mr.. Tmberlake was in his 10Th year. and.
while his health had not been good for
several years, he was still quite active for
one of his age; and there was no apparent
change in his condition until about a
week before his death. when his strength
seemed to fail all at once. apd his life
went out as tired child goes to sleep.
His remains were taken to his home at
Fishersville, Augusta county, Va. and
inferred IN the cemetery at linking
Spring. He was member of the Pres
byterlan church at that place. and the
| funeral services were conducted by his
pastor and former comrade in arms, the
Rev. G. w. Finley. d. D. A detach-
ment of the Stonewall Jackson Camp.
U. c. ". of Stanton. of which he was
a member. acted as guard of honor. and
thus the roll-call of that thin and ever
thinning rank of "boys who wore the
gray" continues. and Sergeant S. NJ
Misunderstanding Seth" as he was
affectionately known-has answered his
last call. For him the last sunset gun
has sounded, and another link that binds
the present with the past has been brok-
en-. and a Christian gentleman of the
old school. a man who loved honor for
honor's sake. brave and chIvalrous SOL
der, kind and sympathetic friend. has
gone 10 his reward. Mr.. Undertake
was twice married. His first wife was
Miss Lizzie Rouss, sister of Capt. Mil
ton and MIR. William w Rouss, of this
county, and the late Charles Broadway
Rouss of New York City. His second
wife, who survives him. was Miss Evelyn
Timberlake. of Frederick county, Va.
AT the beginning of the war, Mr. Tim
berlake enlisted in the Confederate SER
vice in Co. G. 2nd Va Regiment, Stone
wall Brigade. He was twice badly
wounded, first at the first battle of Man
assas. and later in skermish in this
town. After the first. battle of Man
assas. he was transferred to Cavalry
service and entered Co. B. 18th Va. Cav
airy. afterwards Rosser's, and known as
the Laurel Brigade. AT the time of be-
ing wounded at Manassas though suf-
fering much and needing the surgeon S
care, he constituted himself guard, and,
with gun in hand. he sat for two hours at
the door of the field hospital. trying to
preserve order and thus aid the doctors
in their work, and it was only after this
self imposed. faithful service, would he
allow his own wounds to be dressed.
From the beginning to the close of the
war, he was always in active service, ex-
cept when disabled by wounds or sick.
ness, and he was never prisoner. Not
being at Appomattox. he was not sur
rendered with Lees Army, but started
at once, with others to join Gen. Johns
ton in the South. and had cotton well in
to North Carolina when he heard Johns-
ton had surrendered. He at once re-
traced his steps and came back to his old
home in Frederick county. Va and was
never parolled, A friend who stood by
his casket remarked. He has made his
| first surrender" But however courage
Gus he may have been in battle during
all of those four years long ago. those
who were close to him are sure that he
never made harder or more noble fight
than he has done in the last years of his
life IN trying to bear up under the IN
creasing weight of years and infrmlties
Ia 1866 MIR. Timberlake went to New
York. and was for some time engaged in
the mercantile business in Brooklyn. He
came from there to Charles Town and
continued the mercantile business tor
some years in the Hoof block. Later he
was elected Steward of the Western Hos
| ptal in Stanton and moved to that CITY
aud afterward bought farm in Augusta
County. He was for number of years
connected with the large mercantile
house of Charles Broadway Rouss, and
had many friends among the employees,
of whom quite number were old Union
soldiers. This friendship continued un-
til the day of his death and was made
evident by beautiful floral piece sent
by them TO lay upon his casfet