The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . HENRY A. WISE. Bom in Drumuiondtowu, Va., Dec. .3, 180S. Graduateat WashiUKton Cullifie. Pa., 1825. Elected to Connress, and t\s ic< re-elected. Senate rejected his nomina-tion for Mini,stcr to France, 1842. Appointed Minister toBrazil. Elected Governor of Virginia, 1855. JohnBrowns seizure of Harpers Ferry, his capture, tiial andexecution, occurred under Gov. Wises administration,1859. Member of State Convention, 1861, and laboredto effect a compromise with the seceded States. U
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . HENRY A. WISE. Bom in Drumuiondtowu, Va., Dec. .3, 180S. Graduateat WashiUKton Cullifie. Pa., 1825. Elected to Connress, and t\s ic< re-elected. Senate rejected his nomina-tion for Mini,stcr to France, 1842. Appointed Minister toBrazil. Elected Governor of Virginia, 1855. JohnBrowns seizure of Harpers Ferry, his capture, tiial andexecution, occurred under Gov. Wises administration,1859. Member of State Convention, 1861, and laboredto effect a compromise with the seceded States. Uponthe secession of Vircinia he entered the Confederatemilitary service as a Died .Sept. 12, JOHN B. FLOYD. Bom in Smithflcld. Va., June 1, 1806. Graduate atColumbia College, S. 1829. Began practice of law innative county, but soon moved to .Arl<ansas. Returnedto Virginia, imJ. Member of Legislature, Gov-ernor of Virginia. Dclei;;ite In National Demo-cratic Convention, 18,50. Appointed SecreUiry of Warby President Buchanan, By his armywas dispersed in remote parts of the country and immense quantities of arms were transferred from Norlliem to Southern arsenals, IHOO. He resijjned in ^BiJ; became a Brig. Gen. in the Confederate army;threw the act of surrenderiu; Fort Donelson to GentJrant, 1862, upon Gen. Pillow, and escaped into soath-ern Tennessee. Died Aug. 26, 18oa.
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