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 DANIEL

DANIEL

Monoure Daniel, journalist. (18'2.")-186.5). John "Warwick was educaled at Lynchburg and at Dr. Gessner Harrison's university school, and upon the secession of Virginia left liis studies to accept the connnission of 2d lieutenant in the 2~t\\ Vir- ginia regiment, which became part of the Stone- wall brigade. He fought in the first battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861; at Boonesboro, Md.,

Sept. 14, 1862; in the battle of Antietam, Sept. 16-17, 1862, and in the battle of the "Wilderness, Maj^ 5-7, 1864, in which he held the rank of major and was adjutant-general of Jubal A. Early's division, and where he had his leg broken and shattered. He fell from his horse between the firing lines and was saved from bleeding to death by tiie fortunate possession of a scarf with which a soldier bound his limb and stopped the flow of blood. While recovering from his wound he studied law, attending lectures at the University of Virginia. 1865-66. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practised with his father, who had retired from the bench. He was president of the bank of Lynchburg. Va., for ten years. In 18G9 he was married to Julia E. Munnell of Lynchburg, and they had two sons and three daugliters. He was a member of the Virginia house of delegates, 1869-72, and of the Virginia senate. 1875-81, resigning in 1881 to enter the canvass for governor of the state, having re- ceived the unanimous Democratic nomination. He was defeated in the election by W. E. Cameron, the readjuster candidate. In 1885 he was elected a representative in the 49th congress and during liis first month in the house he was elected by the general assembly of Virginia to the U.S. senate to succeed Senator Malone, whose term was to expire March 3, 1887. In the 49th congress lie urged the abolition of the internal revenue system, advocated the free coinage of silver, and as a member of the committee on foreign affairs, supported tiie retaliatory meas- ures proposed for Canadian invasion of the rights of harbor due to United States fishermen. He took his .seat in the U.S. senate March 4, 1887, and in the regular session, beginning Dec. 5, 1887, he opposed the force bill and advocated tariff reform and the free coinage of silver. He was re-elected to the senate in 1892 without a party nomination and having every vote in both branches of the legislature, and he was again re-

elected in 1898 for the term expiring March 3, 1905. He was an elector-at-large on the Tilden ticket in 1876 and seconded the nomination of Hancock in the Democratic national convention of 1880, and that of Tliurinan for vice-president in 1888. He delivered the oration at the unveil- ing of General Lee's monument at Lexington, Va., in 1883; the address at the dedication of the "Washington monument in 1885 by invitation of congress; and the oration at the memorial exer- cises upon the deatli of Jefferson Davis in 1890, by invitation of the general assembly of Virginia. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred upon him by Washington and Lee university in 1883 and by the University of Michigan in 1887. He is the author of Daniel on Attachments and Daniel on Neyotiable Instruments, the latter of which passed througli four editions and was largely quoted in English and American courts.

DANIEL, Junius, soldier, was born in Halifax county, N.C., June 27, 1828; son of John Reeve Jones Daniel. He was graduated from the U.S. military academy in 1851 and served on garrison duty in Kentucky and Missouri, 1851-52; and on frontier duty and scouting in New Mexico, 1853- 86. He was promoted first lieutenant May 31, 1857, and was on sick leave of absence, 1856-58. He resigned from the army Jan. 14, 1858, and became a planter in Shreveport, La. In 1861 he joined the Confederate army as colonel and was the organizer and commander of several brigades. He was promoted brigadier -general Sept. 2, 1862, and was placed in command of five battalions of North Carolina troops operating on the James river. In May, 1863, he was transferred to Gen- eral Lee's army and fought at Gettysburg, Wil- derness and Spottsylvania. On May 12, 1864, he was wounded at the " bloody angle" in the battle of Spottsylvania, Va.. and died May 13, 1864.

DANIEL, Peter Vivian, jurist, was born at "Crow's Nest." Stafford county, Va., April 24, 1784; son of Travers and Frances (Mon- cure), grandson of Peter and Sarah (Travers) Pierson Daniel; and great- grandson of James and Margaret (Vi- vian) Daniel. He was prepared for col- lege by private tutors and was graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1805. He studied law under Edmund Randolph, the fir.st attorney-general of the United States, and was admitted to the bar in 1808. He was a member

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