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Rh John J. Woodhouse and Jonathan Woodhouse, are now vestrymen He was married August 16, 1871, to Virginia Elizabeth, daughter of James M. and Delia K. (Drayton) Whitehurst, and they have two children: John Paul, born June 20, 1875, educated at William and Mary college and the university of Virginia, and now a student of law, and Grace Arlington, born April 30, 1878, a graduate of Norfolk college for young ladies, and an artist of talent.

Harry Wooding, an eminent citizen of Danville, Va., is a native of that city, and the son of Col. William H. Wooding, who represented Pittsylvania county in the general assembly both as senator and member of the lower house. He left school in the spring of 1861 to enlist as a private in the Danville Grays, which became Company B, Eighteenth Virginia infantry. As sergeant of this company he served at the first battle of Manassas. At the reorganization he was transferred to Company C, Fifth Virginia cavalry, Col. T. L. Rosser, with which he served during the remainder of the war, taking part in many battles, including the cavalry fighting during the Maryland campaign, the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville campaigns, the Gettysburg campaign, the Bristoe and Mine Run and Wilderness campaigns, Yellow Tavern, the battles about Richmond and the Shenandoah valley campaign. Throughout his career he was distinguished by intrepidity and devotion. In his report of the fight at Kelly's Ford in March, 1863, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee reported among those deserving mention: "Private Henry Wooding, Company C (especially commended), seized the colors when the horse of the color-bearer was shot and carried them bravely through the fight." For several years after the war he served as captain of the Danville Grays, and he is now first lieutenant-commander of Cabell-Graves camp. His public services as member of the city council, president of the chamber of commerce, chairman of the Democratic executive committee, and mayor of the city for three terms, have been of great value. He is also widely known in the State as past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. By his marriage in 1873 to Ella Coleman he has three children living.

Lieutenant Micajah Woods, of Charlottesville, since 1893 brigadier-general commanding the Second brigade, Virginia division, United Confederate veterans of the United States, was born at Holkham, his father's home, in Albemarle county, May 17, 1844. He entered the military service of Virginia at the age of seventeen years as volunteer aide on the staff of Gen. John B. Floyd, serving in that capacity in the West Virginia campaign of 1861, and participating in the battles of Cross Lanes and Carnifix Ferry. He was at the side of General Floyd when he was wounded in the latter battle. As soon as he had attained military age, in May, 1862 he joined the Albemarle light horse, Company K of Munford's old regiment, the Second Virginia cavalry, and as a private trooper, took part in the battles of Port Republic, the cavalry operations at Malvern Hill, the battles of the Second Manassas campaign and Stuart's raid to the rear of Pope's army, Crampton's Gap and Sharpsburg—campaigns and battles in which his company suffered severe losses. In October, 1862, General Floyd, having been put in command of the Virginia State line, operating in southwestern Virginia, asked the secretary of war for the