Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-08-04
CONFEDERATE HISTORY
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COLONEL HENRY S. BOWEN.

| COLONEL HENRY :. BOWEN
He was Colonel of the 22nd. Vir-
ginia Regiment of Cavalry, which he
raised and organized His services
really extended from Southwest Vir-
ginia to Pennsylvania, but were prin-
cipally in the Valley of Virginia
Maryland and Pennsylvania. Colonel
Bowen was u very brave man, as well
as Il very handsome man, courteous
and chivalfous in his bearing. He
lived to good old age, and died in
the county of Wythe, Virginia.
COLONEL WILLIAM BROWN.
lie was born and bred in the county
of Tazewell, and was son of George
w. q. Brown, who came to this county
from Connecticut. Ills mother was n
Gillespie. He was student at West
Point when the war between the sta
ties began, when he came home, and
after regular promotions, finally be
came Colonel of the 18th. Virpinin
Infantry Regiment. He was killed in
the battle of Piedmont, Virginia, June
b, 1861. He was very young man.
and was said to be very handsome.
and was Il gallant soldier. lie and
Colonel Edwin Hartman. his Licutcn-
ant Colonel, were warm and devoted
friends, and were killed very close
together.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL EDWIN
HARTMAN.
lie was bred and born i'm Tnzrwcll
County. Virginia. He had large
connection and himself was II son OF
Granger llnrman, who lived on Blue
stone, where Colonel Edwin Hartman
lived mt the beginning of the war
lie was Lieutenant Colonel of the
10th Virginia Infantry Regiment nj
he time he was killed. lie was n
dashing soldier and brave man. and
was very young when he was killed
at the battle of Cloyd's Farm, in Pu-
laski county, in Mny, 1864. He and
Colonel William Brown, of the same
regiment, were warm and devoted
friends.
LlEUTENANT-COLONE WILLIAM
l.. GRAHAM.
Colonel Graham was Lieutenant
Colonel of the 10th Regiment of Viz
GINA cavalry. He went through diff
erent promotions before he reached
this Office. He fought in the cam
pnign of the Valley of Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania; in fact,
IN number of engagements between
Iiizewcll and the furthcst points i'm
Maryland and Pennsylvania. He wns
severely wounded in battle in the val
ley of Virginia, near Winchester. in
1868, and after going through the
campaigns of 1864 when he was real
ly mainly in command of his rcgi
ment, he was captured at Moore
held, in Hardy county, West Vir
ginia, in August, 1861 lie was con
lined III prison ut Camp Chase until
the close of the war. lie was born
soldier, brave and gallant, and lived
TO ripe age of SO years, and died in
,Tazewell county, Virginia, have
been informed that he raised com
pany of men in Tazcwcll county to
engage in the Mexican War, of which |
he himself was Captain, but that the |
war having ended before he was
called to the border his company dis |
banded.
MAJOR THOMAS p. BOWEN.
Al the close of the war he was
Major of the Sth Virginia Regiment of |
Cavalry, which rank he held for
some time previous to the surrender. |
lie was known as brave and gallant
soldier. Major Bowen took charge of |
the brigade OF Confedern.cs al the
battle of Five Forks on the retreat
of the Confederate army to Rich |
mond, the commander of this brig
ldc, General William IL. Payne, being
desperately wounded ut the battle Of
rive Forks. General PAYNE told one
Of his comrades that Major Bowen
was one of the most efficient and
gallant officers he ever knew. Major
Bowen died recently in TaZcwell
County.
MAJOR EB. BREWSTER.
He was Major of the 10Th Viz
gina Regiment at the close of the
war lie was quiet, transformations
man, man of few words, and as
honorable and gallant n man rs ever
iVed. lie died several years ago in
he county of Tazewell.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT
SMITH.
Colonel Smith was over the repu-
ar military age probably fifty years
Did, and raised battalion of what
vas then called Reserves" composed
Of men between II and 10 years of are
and men between 45 and SO. Colonel
Smith was engaged in the battle of
Saltvillc in October, 1864, and il is
said that his battalion was really mt
The front from the beginning to the
end of the battle, and suffered losses,
and was highly complimented for it's
gallant conduct on the battle field |
The late Samuel l.. Graham was one
of the captains of his battalion. The |
brunt of the fight was on the out
post of Burbridge's advance at the |
of Cedar Branch with the !
Ifolston river.