Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-27
LED LAST CHARGE
OF LEES WARRIORS
North Carolinian Served His
State as Judge, Congressman
and Attorney-Gencral.
BORE ELEVEN BATTLE SCARS
Fearless Soldier Took Active
Share in Reconstruction of
South-Was 88 Years Old.

SOutH-WaS as 90 cars Old.
General William Ruflin Cox. one OF
the three surviving acknowledgements
or the Confederate States army. and
who served his native State-North
Carolina-as judge, Attorney General.
Congressman and chairman of the
North Carolina State Democratic Com
mittec in reconstruction days. died at
the Wcstorook Sanatorium, in Rich
mond, yesterday afternoon shortly
after o'clock. He was ss,, and up to
year ago was in vigorous health.
The fearless soldier. whose brigade
made the last charge OF Lees army at
AppomattoN courthouse. and who bore
the marks of eleven wounds on mis-
nSody, had lived in Richmond since 1905
RE also maintained a large plantation
MiosI III Morsn ,,f, tnrolina. and practically di-
MS country place.
Survived by Widow.
General Cox is survived by iswidow
Iqqsmsriy qsmr, Miss kate Cabell, daughter, Of
TWO sons. Judge Albert coz ana Cav
Genern1 ta,n nTaneis Gok Cox. of North Caroiina
of Of North [ra Garolina. Arrangemenis nSe For
the arrival of his two sons. ldp iudp ''9sssi 9;a
served ,, in France during the the
lery and dis is nowbei6ese,l as eelonel nro of artSl.
the race for Go7ernor of North t,aroe ,,ae
removed from htAhome. sos Wesf GT C.tsaS waS
street. to Westbro6s Sanatortum Iis
enaHwn SesterJay ,v,s was raph and his death
ing, uue to advanced agbs 4 SSrctb,s.S - ~
fivs sIats sKssis !. n Sis' ;,s
honors Born at ScotiSni SccI paolid
bo,nae on March H. 1881. he was the the SON or o. o.
nent merchant. a SiSGsPSrous %SsP Iss and pro'nl
sSaliroad saa,a CONSTRUCTION in the ,TIe Ola Nortb
Moved 10 Tennessee.
Tennessee.S sss Santn a9ssr his his family moved to
William Rufiih Cox was bra oeatn; anu
ehhnRlin cha Soilese, later studied law " ar ,r
law in lssss ls5s in laa MasbsSs bsSnn The prss,ise
later @ he returned to North re re srse;l years
prnG,sc.ng ,namg law at Raleigh and ais',
County. III cds ffombe
It'n sor the ana SGuth General Cox prepared
battery and equipping a emnlslns ce;nns
eommlsys;oanssda iansy as result Of which ne wss o
iiiSy'0eea miiitaTy eafeer major; Thus began his
regiment Uhe Second Nortb 20 80, his
at Mech, h niss niss, 10 cross Meadow Bridgc
fire. and ON ~ me Pikc. under terrible.
SoN led his artillery baSd uuS MAJOR
Seven Days battIc o"ha INTO the
Bravery Wins Promotion
ed. and di5 fn NJ, mn he was badly wound
y, atter er ihe battle of South Mn,mt Mtnamt un
ness un,ser Gs MS courage and cool
and after the ere eastis WHn n hin r. Promotion
"ajn ceJn me colonel of his regiment
Cox ii disi ina,,, al ,Ghaneellorsvilie. Colonc,
re fhe iye wounds he had recoi,roi, tna mocked
caIfeG + IL LA .mseur in his famous rennr.
eompiished Eent,cmsn hs ,shiyalr9us cox, the ar
anit a1sr. the warm friend, whn hpisndld snmh SOL
samle sp,tls OF i've bleeding wounds ouShf mstf In
G{,oionel cows c1s'fa braverx Al u spo,sylvanis,
hhihnernis Kim ais from the Bloody uhnlIhs hnrIss The ths
commander as rromIms,ndation Inm,adaation of his corns y
Ind IN Ice. General Robert EdwapG Ewcii
Colnnci - promotion to major-senSanroa,. Sno,.
Of hris,o CoS & was advanced to the n"rat rraIt
''isddier-general. e'aue
Wade Famous Cb,. n
General Cox was in ~. -
EarIv.s aiu n,t,, also took part in t;ensr.1
erai CoX's troops passed tasS. Gei.
srrae' 80, Lee who stood on a HI %, Gen
soiumn % advaaeags sd Iakias Position: As s's,R ths
eWnat Troops are these?a he"a .G"s.s Lee asked
thueonna.. the cnn. was the reply: WV WbsrsSorth North
exclaimed "SS az the Confederate arm
lima" ou niess old North Carr
= GIiGn,esrnins Iis,o. General Cox. y,st .,,.
.milstoeian says: '"st charSe
twcon Mpherai Cox pointed Ia albiI, :,
orLnrod omL%n MS Is men and the cncpx ni.i BE- BE-
about hs" douSls, S ,r99Ps 9;,c 70 face their right
nil. III. and. beforc-.the enenS en crest of the
ahi%r ,bnn their action. to halt and tEuid asn re
rap!dity % ~ brigade, iso, then with eanai apo'i
diysios IN 10 refrsa. 'aes abgyt W,a and Join the
yell Cox's brigade swif,in Wif wild rebel
] ready onsyed icy the shrill mandate ,' "rIai psn
at lippomattox j. And the last shot
brigade. '''e verdict OF Cox's
Entered Public Life.
vending his weary roots,
Ward WaSs the eGns5a Coy Sc. his faee to- to
and entered public lie eccG2nstiTuetion, 2n iss
Iannounced ar his candidacv fnr 1n ss, isSo he
though Mhstrsspoli'ar ihs district d' and ar
,,SSs, seat, by twonty.sevsn v,t ne won
nemoero Dem er necame t,. am. Chairman OF the s,ats
later declined "''''tse' ,o s. and ,hrso years
sto'Grnor. sn. In order to continue his worI. ot
!or his party. no '''s "oSk
OF the Metropolitan di f,v,t "'in' +, 'nnsea S
winch he resigned later n, Sr5er ., ~, 81, q
rspresentsG % SnsTe1si his For tire. terms he
ngton. serving on such im,,er,nn, ,a ~ wash n.
mittees as FOREIGN Affairs aisfsaGf ana cGSnii con-,
service Reform. He threw the wcirht
H BART" n;s inhsenee thu me.a5;s To- the bemosra
carolina =. in 1s75, whom the issue Ma
the carretha rgers. i''4s
Served at washinRton. s.
sc GsneTai s,nn Coz en!oyed the UNIQUE Ii.s
United States Sonata under both sr,e,,,m,. g
erauc ana Republican Presidents, srjs