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Rh West Chester, Pa., where he remained four years, subsequently attending the Bloomfield academy, in Albemarle county, Va. In April, 1861, though but seventeen years of age, he enlisted as a private in Company K of the Ninth Virginia infantry, with which command he served throughout the entire war. During the first year of his service he was engaged at Pinner's Point, in Norfolk harbor, and during the following years of struggle he took part in many engagements, among the most important of which were the battle of Seven Pines, the fighting on the York River railroad, Malvern Hill, Gettysburg, Warrenton Springs, the siege of Suffolk, Five Forks and Sailor's Creek. As a member of the division of General Pickett he participated in the historic charge upon Cemetery hill, on the third day at Gettysburg, and received a wound in the shoulder on that occasion. At Appomattox he was present and capitulated with the remnant of the army. Then, at the age of twenty-one years, with such a momentous experience behind him and all of the career of manhood in the future, he determined to take up the profession of law. With this end in view he entered the law department of the university of Virginia, becoming a member of a class of eighty students, about half of whom were Confederate soldiers, and about two-thirds of whom have since held positions of more or less importance in the service of State or nation. In this famous class were Senators John W. Daniel, of Virginia, and Charles J. Faulkner, of West Virginia. After his graduation in 1867, Mr. Borland traveled abroad two years, visiting England, France and Switzerland, and then, in 1869, made his home at Norfolk, and entered upon the practice of the law. In the same year he was elected city attorney and two years later was chosen to represent the county in the house of delegates. Beginning in 1878 he was four times elected commonwealth's attorney at Norfolk, holding the office most satisfactorily to the public for a period of eight years. In the political movement led by Gen. William Mahone he was an earnest participant and in May, 1869, he was appointed by President Harrison to the office of United States district attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, holding that position until his resignation in 1893. In 1892 he was the unsuccessful candidate of his party for Congress from the Norfolk district. Mr. Borland was married in 1871 to Mary L. Camp, who died in 1878 leaving two children, of whom one survives. In 1879 he was wedded to Miss Carrie Barney, of Richmond. They have three children living.

Captain James N. Bosang, of Pulaski City, during the years 1862-63 commander of the famous "Pulaski Guards" in the Stonewall brigade, was born in the county of which he is now a resident. May 2, 1836. He became a member of the Guards in 1839, the organization having been made at the time of the raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown; and on April 17, 1861, he went into active service with his company, which then had for its commissioned officers, James A. Walker, later brigadier-general, captain; R. D. Gardner, first lieutenant, and T. J. Boyd, second lieutenant. The company was called to Richmond and was there detailed for some time in the duty of drilling new companies, after which it moved to Harper's Ferry and was assigned as Company C to the Fourth Virginia infantry. At the first battle of Manassas the regiment was distinguished and received the special praise of General Jackson