The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
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Ea.alry Regiment. Was born on the
2lst OF April. 1884, 1T lied Inns, Flu
wanna county. Virainin, the home Of
MS father Captain Rrubrn Boston.
whom he mucii rcscmbled in person.
indolnl,ablc will and courage lie was
educated At the best schools IN his
community, among thcm "RldEewiiy,' n
ny thai time under the management or
Mr. Franklin Minor, or Aibcuiirlc
count, Va ana q school Justly ce!c-
81 bratcd Tor ~ discipline ana thorough
ness. On account dr his quail firatious
AMI rrohcicrcy hero. he Was made as
sistant teacher
Selecting law as "a profession, hc on
tered tho University Of Virginia for
Tho session ~ 1856. At tho close OF
rms session ami after he had passed n
K successful c%anina ton he entered IN
y JULES w j.. robertson. IN char
ioticsNiile. Virginia, removing 10
Memphis. Tom. in 1858. he formed a
Partnership Will a AIR Urqtihart ana
applied himself viii, zeal to his work.
thus WAS he engaged when the call
:" la'ihs afoSe IN is6l Nor was he
slow 10 respond
nGtnrninB to Virginia al Tho first
nntbrrhi; Of hoHtilitics. 10 ana III
brother. T. O. Boston. voluntctr.I ,o
net as scouts. ami Joined Captain J.u-
Gfnf DAVIS. 8 company of Albcrma
? Ii'It III FtiTACtpu tlI,t notice
Soi ms superior officers By hig courage
una department. md vas advised 10
return home 10 his native county ana
raise company
l,Mtprniis % Fluvanna county in
conjunction With his brother. b. q,
l'oston, II. Crank. W. ~ stcchlin
ana George Hoard or .ilbetnnrin !,
company was raised. OF which ". H.
frank was maic captain ana I, n
iboston, first lieutenant soon after
ms therc was reorganization. in
8 '%h'rh he became captain. and report
'ns 20 INC Secretary OF War. his com
'nand was assigned to I.i.t,tcnaDt-CcI
"ncl IT, g. Rates Battalion. which with
other companies became the Jrif,n
4 regiment or Virginia Cavalry. Bosion's
bcins known as Company ~ Thomas
:. Hosser. colonel and II G. Pate
lieutenant -colonol.
Those wno knew Captain Boston s
MAN. were not disappointed in him
rs soldier and IL is difficult FOR ono
VINO followed him. 10 speak III terms
Of moderation Of him OF a ciivnlrous
hatnrc, he scnrntd the petty jcalousics
81 iSnohlc souls as was manifest on
more than one occasion Absolutely
without fear, yet, az tender as a va
man, as truc 10 duty az tho needle 10
me pole. that his men loved lin de-
No'edly and would follow wheresncvcr
lie Led. Is equally true. HIS record Is
nat OF the Fifth Virginia Cavalry. for
ne was present NJ It's birth. AMI was
killed only three days before the sur
render nj Appomattox
IN every battle In which the Army
. or Northern Virginia WAS engaged
from the battle Of Seven Pines. MAY al
S62 including the Seven Days battles
n around Richmond. second Manassas
Snarpsburg. fredericksburg, Chancel-
lnrsHiuc. Gettysburg. the Wilderness
SDotsylvania, Cold iarbor. Prtersburg
rive Forks and tho retreat 10 Appo-
nalto%. and many more because on do
tached service, the Fifth Virginia
cavalry was Present. performing its
part. and evidenclnS its devotion with
is life blood
No mention has been made Of Ilel,y,s
Ford. Of Catlctts Station. Of Aide. or
winchester i-uray, Toms Brook. Cc-
oar creek and the trying Valley Cam
paiSn, against overwhelming odds
space would fail even for Il bare reel
'ai.j In all these Colonel Boston took
conspicuous part except at Gcttys-
nurS At aldic. in r.oldoun county
virginia, June II, 1864, after ), dos
pcralc night with Overwhelming Odds
nc WAS surrounded and captured viii
many or his men. and an attemnt bc-
ms made TO kill him on account Of
ms hetee resistance, he was only saved
from instant death BIZ tho oiIicl- ~
terposition Of Federal lieutenant.
Iarrlcd a prisoncrito .Johnson's island
IN Lake Erie Captain BOSTON rctI,rpcd
from prison short time before fhc
+ CAMPAIGN Of 1851; tho most at,duous
severe. iierco and fatal or which mod
ern history makes ment lion brinr :,
continuous and almost daily death,
+ graphic until the end at Appomuttox.
nearly twelve months afterwards n,
tho Wilderness, Captain boston bore a
coiisplcuous part. and at Spotsyiyania
court rouse he had q hand to-hand
h coniiicl with the enemy ~ Yellow
I Tavern. near Richmond NIny ii, 1861
General j. j.. u. stuart. {, short time
nctoro receiving his death wound
complImcntcd the Fifth Virginia cav
alrS on the heroic fight Il was making
10 sGiy the enemy advancing in over
( whelintnS numbers. and when rs col
onel tell dead exclaimed, Colonel Patio
A mas died the dealt OF a hero" the same
being also truo of himself q few min
ntcs later in this terrible battle. Cap
tain Boston bravcly bore his part and
on account Of the heavy losses in or
hcers and men. was advanced 10 tho
colonclcy being promoted over some
who were his seniors
3s This was tho worst BEETLE so fur n c
\ losses arc concerned. Tho Fifth Cavalry
ever had, going imto\ battle with ann
men, and coming out with 1876 ilosInr
It's colonel u. O. Patc, ana three car
fains, Wilson, Clay and Fox. killed on
the field. and 90 others OF Inc rank
and file, killed, wounded or capturcd
As It's colonel boston, led tic Firth Vfr-
4 gin!a Cavalry IN all its subsequent bat
tics. AZ Cold iIarbor lat TrcvIlinn's
station, when he was again captured
hut escaped from the enemy, and at.
+ Reamss station. In Dinwidhie county,
virginia. at the head of tho Fifth, no
" bore 2 conspiruous part in the disas-
tronu rout and capture Of tho forces OF