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April 2, 1865, ill the struggle for the posses- sion of the works in front of Petersburg, he attempted, contrary to the wishes of Gen. Lee, to reach Heth's division, and was shot from his horse by stragglers from the Fed- eral army ; by Gen. Lee's orders a charge was made, and his body was recovered and buried in Chesterfield county, but was later rcmoxed to Hollywood Cemetery, Rich- mond, \'irginia ; Gen. Hill married a sister Oi Gen. John Morgan, the Confederate cav- alry leader, and left two daughters.

Hunton, Eppa, born in Fauquier county, A'irginia. September 23, 1823, son of Eppa Hunton, a well known planter of that coun- ty. His early schooling was limited, and he was chiefly self taught. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and engaged in practice, and became prominent in his pro- fession. He served as commonwealths at- torney for Prince William county from 1849 to 1862. In 1861 he was a member of the Virginia convention, and served in the firs*' session. He entered the Confederate army as colonel of the Eighth Virginia Infantry Regiment, and in 1863 was promoted to brigadier-general, succeeding Gen. Garnett, and served until .April 6, 1865, when he was captured at Sailor's Creek, Virginia. He was then impiisoned in Fort Warren, from which he was released in July following. In 1873 he was elected to congress, and was three times re-elected. He was subsequent- ly appointed and then elected to the United States senate, succeeding John S. P.arbour. and served from May 28, 1892. to .March 3 1895. During the forty-fourth congress he acted on the joint committee which framed the electoral bill, and was made a member of the electoral commission, which decided

for the title of Rutherford B. Hayes to the presidency, l)v a strict party vote of eight to seven ; member of several of the most miportant committees of the senate. After retiring from the senate, he pursued his pro- fession in Washington City, making his resi- dence at Warrenton, Virginia. He died in Richmond, Virginia, October 11, 1908.

Imboden, John D., a resident of Staun- ton, X'irginia, as captain of the Staunton ar- tillery company, equipped it partly at his own expense, and took part at Harper's Ferry at the moment of the Virginia seces- sion, and later served in the battle of Man- assas. In 1862, as colonel, under Gen. Jack- son, he organized the First Virginia Parti- san Rangers, afterwards known as the Eighteenth \'irginia Cavalry. Promoted to brigadier-general, he operated with his bri- gade in northwest Virginia and the Shen- andoah Valley. During the Gettysburg campaign he supported Lee, and his service was of great value on the retreat. On July 21, 1863, he was placed in command of the valley district, where he carried on active operations against the Federals. He took part in the advance upon Washington, and Early's campaign against Sheridan, and was on duty in the valley until the end.

Jackson, Thomas Jonathan, famous as "Stonewall'' Jackson, born at Clarksburg, (now West Virginia), January 21, 1824. lie was orphaned in early life, and was cared for by Cummins Jackson, a bachelor uncle. He was weakly, but the rough life of a West Virginia farm strengthened him. At the age of eighteen he was appointed to the United States Military Academy, but was poorly prepared, and did not reach a high grade. He graduated in 1846, as a lieu-