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Rh was paroled. When peace was restored he began the study of law with his father, Hon. Thomas R. Love, who was for many years a prominent lawyer at Fairfax and at one time represented the county in the State legislature. A few years later he was admitted to the bar, and in 1870 was appointed commonwealth's attorney, an office which he held, through successive re-elections, during, the subsequent twenty-seven years, only relinquishing it, in May, 1897, to accept appointment as judge of Alexander and Fairfax counties. He is a member of the board of visitors of the Virginia military institute and in various other ways is associated with deserving public interests. Of Marr camp of Confederate Veterans he is a past commander, having succeeded in that rank its first commander, Gen. W. H. F. Lee. In 1873 he was married to Miss Weaver, of Washington, a grand-niece of President Buchanan, who died in 1880, leaving four children. Two brothers of Judge Love served in the Confederate cause, one of whom, Robert T., was killed in the battle of Seven Pines; and the other, Thomas R. Jr., survived the war, but was, at the close, a prisoner at Fort Warren.

Thomas Lowery, of Ocean View, Va., a veteran of the Norfolk Light Infantry, entered the service in 1861, being then about fourteen years of age, as drummer boy of his company, which was organized promptly upon the secession of Virginia, under Capt. John R. Ludlow. The organization was assigned to the Sixth regiment, Mahone's brigade, as Company D, and served faithfully throughout the four years' struggle. This service was shared from beginning to close by Musician Lowery. He was stationed with his command in the vicinity of Norfolk during 1861, and at Great Bridge early in 1862, and later was transferred to Chaffin's bluff. The first considerable battle was Oak Grove, opening the Seven Days' fighting, on the last day of which, at Malvern Hill, the regiment suffered severely. Then followed the battles of Second Manassas, Crampton's Gap, and the bloody engagement at Sharpsburg, where the regiment, reduced almost to the dimensions of a company, fought with distinction in repelling the last Federal attack on the left. There were few of the company left after that battle, but a season of recruiting followed, and other great battles were added to their roll, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor. Mr. Lowery was with his command on the Petersburg lines, took part in the gallant fight which followed the famous and fiery blow-up at Elliott's salient, was in several minor skirmishes during 1864, in the spring of 1865 fought at Hatcher's Run, and during the withdrawal from Petersburg up to Appomattox, where he surrendered with the remnants of his company. On his return home he served an apprenticeship as a ship's smith, and was so employed until he was appointed custom house inspector, a position he held eight years under the administration of Grant. He has since held the office of boarding officer four years in the customs service, and was high constable of Norfolk in 1882-84. In 1896 he removed to Ocean View to accept an important position in the management of that resort. Mr. Lowery was born at Norfolk in 1846, the son of Thomas Lowery, who was engaged in business as a contractor until 1855, when he was a victim of the yellow fever epidemic.