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army establishment became colonel of the
Eighteenth Virginia Infantry Regiment,
which he commanded from the battle of Bull
Run to the second Cold Harbor, in 1864.
In the last named engagement, he was
severely wounded and incapacitated for fur-
ther service in the field. On recovering
sufficiently he was placed in charge of the
extensive prisons and hospitals at Dan-
ville, Virginia, where he rendered services of
great value until the close of the war. He
located in Lynchburg in January, 1866, and
became editor of the Lynchburg "News," a
daily newspaper devoted to the interests of
the Conservative party ; later he occupied a
similar position on the Richmond "En-
ouirer." In 1868 he was the Conservative
candidate for governor, and was defeated
In 1873 he was a presidential elector on the
Greeley ticket, and was elected lieutenant-
governor. He was elected in 1874 to the
United States senate, as a Conservative, to
succeed John F. Lewis, and served from
March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1881. In 1885
he was then appointed consul at Hong
Kong, China, by President Cleveland, served
air' such for a term of four years, when he
resigned, and took up his residence in
Wytheville, Virginia. He took an active
part in the aflfairs of the Protestant Episco-
pal church, and represented his diocese in
general conventions for many years. He
died in Wytheville, Virginia, September 21,
1907.
