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in match races. Our mounts were the best that money could buy, and as they were individual property, we had to replace them in the event of loss which was generally done by capture from the enemy."

The Green family furnished a liberal quota to the Black Horse, and they gave a good account of themselves. All three had figured in the great tournaments for which the Warrenton county was fam- ous in ante-bellum days; and when called upon to enter the lists which involved life and property, their nerve, zeal and splendid horsemanship proved them to be not drawing-room knights, but soldiers in the Spartan sense of the word.

The Martin family also had three brothers in the troop, who ac- quitted themselves with dash and courage. There was none braver in the command than "Josh " Martin, to whose memory the women of Warrenton have erected a monument.

When General Payne, who had been a colonel on Governor Wise's staff, was wounded, Lieutenant Robert Randolph, of the distin- guished family of that name, assumed command, and shortly after- ward lost his life. " Bob " Randolph, as he was affectionately called by his comrades, came of virile stock, and was as valiant a soldier as ever fought and died for the doctrine of States' rights.

Upon the promotion of General Payne he was succeeded to the captaincy by his kinsman, Lieutenant A. D. Payne, who continued in command until the surrender. Captain Payne, whose untimely death, in 1893, was lamented throughout Virginia, had achieved distinction and success as a lawyer, and a brilliant tribute to his mem- ory by the members of the Warrenton bar appears on the minutes

of the Fauquier courts.

R. S. P.