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720 joint, fracturing the femur. He fell, and believing that if he did not have the care of friends he could not recover, he crawled to a point where he could hide behind a tree and await the night, when he was picked up by the ambulance corps. After a month in hospital and a furlough of sixty days he rejoined his regiment at Wilmington, N. C., on crutches, and in an ambulance accompanied his regiment to Sugar Loaf in support of Fort Fisher. Subsequently he participated in the three days' fight at Kinston, N. C., and at Bentonville, and fought in the last battle of the war. He was captured and paroled at Neal's Ferry, N. C., in May. Since 1867 he has resided at Norfolk, and was employed in the wholesale grocery business and the dairy business until 1893, when he became a commission merchant, his present occupation. He is a member of Spurgeon Memorial Baptist church, and of the order of Royal Arch Masons. He has two daughters living, Essie R., wife of Percy R. Jones, of Florence, Ala., and Eva P., wife of C. E. Herbert, of Norfolk.

Edward T. Beall, adjutant of William Watts camp, United Confederate Veterans, at Roanoke, Va., is a native of Monongalia county, now included in the State of West Virginia. Born February 21, 1847, he was far under the military age at the outbreak of the war, but he was thoroughly imbued with the patriotic impulses which brought so many Virginians into the field at the first call to arms. Finally, on November 29, 1862, being in his sixteenth year, he became a member of Company F of the First Virginia Partisan Rangers. In the following month a reorganization was made, in consequence of which he was assigned to Company H of the Sixty-second Virginia regiment of infantry. With this command he served gallantly until captured by the enemy. He participated in an engagement at Beverly, W. Va., in April, 1863, on July 6th fought at Williamsport, Md., and on October 18th took part in the engagement at Charlestown, W. Va. After this he was engaged in several scouting expeditions in Randolph county, and on the return from the last of these, December 6, 1863, he fell into the hands of the Federals. From that date until after the close of the war he suffered the hardships and deprivations, and mental and bodily suffering incident to imprisonment in the Northern camps. He was held three months at Camp Chase, Ohio, and thence was transferred to Fort Delaware, where he was kept from March 4, 1864, to June 20, 1865. He still has in his possession his order of release which restored him to friends and home. Since the war he has been a worthy and valued citizen, as becomes a brave veteran of the army of Northern Virginia. In October, 1873, he was married to Miss Judith Lowry, and they have two daughters, Mary Triplett, born July 6, 1875, and Mildred Key, born June 24, 1877.

C. W. Beatie, of Chilhowie, Va., was born in Smyth county, January 28, 1828, the son of Robert and Pauline Beatie. He was reared in Smyth county and resided there until he entered the Confederate service. He enlisted as a private in Derrick's battalion in the command of General Loring, and was soon afterward made assistant quartermaster. Though before the close of the war he was past the age limit fixed at the reorganization of 1862, he continued in the service, and faithfully performed the duties of a soldier. After his service with General Loring he became a member of King's battery, stationed at the defenses of Richmond, and served