The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
GENERAL GOODWIN FOUGHT
WITH BRAVEST OF BRAVE
His Brilliant Career Covered Some of Most
Thrilling Incidents of Antebellum Days
and Of War Between the States.

| Il tColonel William H. Stewart sends US
the following article with this note:
In giving you this most interesting
and thrilling biography of General
Archibald Campbell Goodwin, 1t seems
proper that I should introduce the
writer to your readers Clarence r.
Hatton was born In Portsmouth, Va,
In 1S4s. His father was Daniel H.
Hatton. well known in this section of
Virginia. the son of John Hatton, who
was the son of Capt. Lewis Hatton and
Elizabeth (Goodrich) Hatton. Captain
Hatton owned Hatton's Point (now
owned by VIM L Wise), on the Wes-
tern Branch Of the Elizabeth River
during the Revolutionary War. and
was at that time commander OF pri-
vateer. his own ship. and besides fight
ing, was mostly engaged in running
supplies for our trips. which he
would land and secret in dugouts IN
the woods on that point until our
troops could slip down and get them.
Clarence R. Hattons mother was Cor
nelia. the youngest daughter Of Col.
Mills Riddick, in the War OF 1912.
whose father was Col Josiah Riddlck
in the War of the Revolution.
He was educated at the Virginia
Military Institute. and while there was
out with the corps Of cadets several
times to check the Federal raids
threatening tho Virginia Central Rail-
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went with Jackson. when he defeated
Milroy at Mcdowell, and then down the
valley in Jackson's most brilliant feats
Of war
Cadet Hatton left the institute in
1864, Joining the army in the trenches
at Petersburg, where he was assigned
as aide to Godwin's Brigade He was
with the brigade In the pursuit OF
Hunter down the Valley into Mary
land to the suburbs OF Washington O.
back into the Valley, engaging In
the adjutant- general was permanently
disabled by wound, and thereupon
Aide Hatton was promoted to adjutant-
general of the brigade, and served in
that capacity until the last charge at
Cedar Creek, October 10, 1864. in which
he was severely wounded in the neck
the rife ball lodging in the muscles in
front OF the neck bone. where 1t now
remains. He was in hospital at Pc
etersburg when 1t was evacuated, but
went out with the army on the re
treat. and was sent from Farmville,
or near there, to Gen. Joseph d. John
ston with dispatches, which he de-
livered at Raleigh. N. g.. and contin-
lued with that army until surrendered.
He returned to Nansemond county.
va, where he engaged in farming UNI
til 1874. when he went to New York,
and is now civil engineer and city
surveyor, and he is also adjutant OF
the Confederate Veteran Camp Of New
York, Although this biographer Of
the gallant Goodwin was only with him
in the field from the spring of 1854
until he was killed. yet he had known
him and OF him many years, because
the general had always been Il firm
and fast friend Of his father, Daniel
IT. Hatton. Therefore, this paper is Of
especial historical value on account Of
the knowledge and experience Of the
author, WILLIAM II. sTEWART,l \
Archibald Campbell Goodwin was
born In the year 1891, in the county Of
-NansemQps1 and. State Of ,YtIGinis. cpd