The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06

VINO plunged In and saved him.
Early Education.
Ills tutor was an Englishman and
very accomplished scholar, and was es
peclally proud OF his young pupils he
1 rolc conduct. In his seventeenth yea
ne was sent to school In kentucky
where he remained for two years. bu
his father having suffered from adyors
circumstances, he was called home IN,
TOOK work In a wholesale dry good
store IN Philadelphia. The head OF tn
1 nfm wrote his father that she was
tlne fellow, but evidently not intende,
to ury sooas clerk. as he though
MIN intended for something higher
After remaining In Philadelphia two
years lie returned to Nashville. whey
soon afterwards war was d ecloret, ,yiIl
Mexico. He at once enlisted for sor.
vice and was chosen captain of a com.
pany in tho First Tennessee Regiment
Colonel William 3. Campbell command
ing He was engag ed in the battles OF
Monterey. Medclin and Cerro Gordo. an,
mentioned for gallantry in all OF them
besides having participated In Mum.
her OF minor engagements.
Westward to California.
On the expiration OF the term of ser.
Vice of the First Tennessee Regiment
he was elected colonel OF the Third
Tennessee Regiment, with which he
served until tho close OF the War with
Mexico. Soon after the discovery AZ
gold In California; In company with
several chosen friends, he ma dc the arr
duous journey to that country in search
OF treasure. He returned with rnl1
enough only to present gold heatled
canes to number of friends. shortly
after his return from California ha
risked his life on the public SQUARE IN
Nashville by rescuing a man from .
MOP VINO had killed prominent citi-
zen lie remained in Nashville. lead
Ing quiet life, until the outbreak OF
the Civil War. ~ - :, Z
The election in Tennessee. Una
1861. resulted in a majority III favor : =
secession or separation Acts were
passed by the General Assembly 10
raise and equip an army OF S. 900 men
and officers, both general ana STAFF
We're appointed. Among them Renia-
min IT, Cheathanl was appointed 4 brig,
In the proyisional army
OF Tennessee. The Conrederat = authnr.
tiles established the line Of the cnn,.
oerland River and held possession =, ),
I'll In 1862, when Tenncs SEQ ,'hocome
the battle-ground, different portions Of
me stare belnx alternately in posses
SION 81 Federal and Confederate troops.
On July o the provisional AMY of
Tennessee, with all Of Its storos ma
equipments, was transferred to and
became a part OF the army or the c,nn-
federnto states, and was placed Eundnr
command of General Leontdas Polk.
commanding DEPARTMENT No. 1. Win
lcadnuartcrs at Memphis, Tenn. Ran.
lamlu IT,, Chentham WAS con, ,,i,.fo,,,,, !,
brgadier-scnoral in tho provisional
army OF tho Confederate States MN
7, lS6l, 4, lis llirst command consisted
Senior Tennessoe Regiment and mo
sixth and NtntllaRegimsnts OF Infantry
and Rlstilos Misslssippl Infantry, NJ
I'm the battle &c Belmont. his nrst
rattle OF Tho Civil War; lilo lods tic
hree regiments attacking the Federal [
ear and Y Was his .noyenient which !
Won the DAY, y wa ,,s dmajor-
general March 40, s6a, ana ut tho h \.
.le8of shiloh ho commanded tho sec ,,a
Division Of the lrirs Army Y prps ana.