Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-09
BIOGRAPHY.
Sketch Of the late W. L. Edge. Who
Died al Port Arthur.

Died az Port Arthur.
The following biographical sketch
Of the late W. L Edge. who died re-
Gently at Por, Arthur. an account Of
which appeared in these columns at
the time. was furnished the Eagle by
his son. Monroe Edge OF Beaumont:
Warren Lee Edge was born In
Chambers County. Ala. Dec. Is. 1886.
Moved with his fathers family to
sumpter (now sehleyl County. Ca.
when 3 years old and was reared in
Schley County. near Ellaville. Ga.
On Jan. 1. 1868. he went TO Han.
over County. Va. and served In Com
pany A. Colonel A. s. Cults Battalion
OF Artillery. for three months. reiiev.
Ing his older brother. W. II. II. Edge.
In January. 1864. he Joined Company
F. Third Georgia Reserves at Colum-
bus, Ga. being elected first sergeant
when the company was organized. He
went from Columbus to Macon, Ca.
where his regiment was organized
about March l. 1864. He was appoint.
ed ordnance sergeant when the regi.
ment was organized. The regiment
was sent to guard the Andersonville
prison until September. 1864. and
from Andersonville the regiment went
to Camp Lawton to guard another
prison. at which place they stayed
until Dec. !. 1864.
The regiment was sent to Augusta.
Ca. Dec. /. and on Dec. was order
ed to Savannah by way Of Charleston
but was stopped at Coosahachee and
the battle OF coosahachee was fought
on Dec. 4. On Dec. 6 the battle Of
Pocatalago was fought. Both battles
were in the rice farms Of South Caro-
lima between Charleston and Sayan
nah. On Jan. !. 1865. an election was
held 10 I'll q vacancy caused by the
death of First Lieutenant Brooks
and w. L. Edge was elected to that
place. On April s the regiment was
ordered to Columbus. Ga, and on the
18th OF April was fought the battle Of
Garavel. across the Chatahooch'
River from Columbus. near the birth
place Of W. L. Edge. This was th'
last battle engaged in by the regi
ment. as the war closed few day
later.
On Jan. is. 1866, ne married Mis-
= Jane Harriet Cloud near oglethorpe
Ca, anad in October. 1866, left Schle,
: County. Ca. by private conveyance
for Texas. accompanied by his wifi
and brothers-in.law, J. W. Cloud an
his bride and Joe Cloud.
The party reached BraIos COUNTY
Texas. Dec. /. 1866. about fifty year
+ ago. His wife died Oct 3. 1908. lea'
J. ing the following children: Geo.
Edge. W. u. Edge. Mrs. W. G. Drum
mond and ]. S. Edge OF Kurten. Tex
Mrs. E. T. Benbow and Miss Dell
Edge OF Bryan. Tex; Mrs. II.
Drummond OF View. Tex. and MonrC
Edge OF Beaumont, Tex.
On Aug. 5. 1911. he married Mr
Eta Martin OF Chickasha, Ok. WI
J. died on the 18th Of October, isl
Four years ago he married Mrs. Coz
o Little of Port Arthur. Tex. and hi
since then made his home at Pc
: Arthur. Tex. where he died Feb. 2
: at 10 p. m. He served about tweni
years as county commissioner
Precinct No. 3 Of Brazos County an
for ten years held the office OF bo'
: commissioner and justice Of the peat
OF his precinct He was for a nur
( Der OF years president OF the Farr
ers' Educational and Co-operati'
$ Association OF Brazos County. In Il
last few years he has been an acu'
worker in the Baptist Church at Pc
Arthur. OF which l was devo'
member MIR. Edge is survived
the above mentioned children and h
y wife at Port Arthur. also his brothe
DR.. John S. Edge OF Magnolia. Tel
= and a sister. Mrs. Floyd Kent