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The Wytheville Raid or Toland's Raid (July 18, 1863) was an attack by an undersized Union brigade on a Confederate town during the American Civil War.Union Colonel John Toland led a brigade of over 800 men against a Confederate force of about 130 soldiers and 120 civilians.
Walker died in Wytheville, Virginia on October 21, 1901; and was buried in the town's East End Cemetery. He was the great-grandfather of M. Caldwell Butler . Walker was the first of two Virginia Military Institute graduates to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia; the second is Ralph Northam , Class of 1981, who went on to serve as the 73rd ...
Withers died at the "Ingleside" plantation in Wytheville on September 21, 1907. He was buried in the East End Cemetery in Wytheville. In 1846 Withers married Mary Virginia Royall, with whom he had eight children, one of whom, Betty Ellison Withers Putney, was an advocate for women's suffrage in the early 20th Century. [9]
Byrd's lynching damaged the image that Governor Byrd had been trying to cultivate of Virginia as a progressive, orderly State suitable for outside investment. [1] While residents of Wytheville "refused to become excited over the matter", the lynching spawned much condemnation of Wythe County in regional and national newspapers. [2]
The Battle of Cove Mountain occurred in Wythe County, Virginia, on May 10, 1864, during the American Civil War.A Union cavalry division commanded by Brigadier General William W. Averell was prevented from attacking a lead mine located near Wytheville.
Wytheville (/ ˈ w ɪ θ v ɪ l / WITH-vil) is a town in, and the county seat of, Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It is named after George Wythe, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and mentor to Thomas Jefferson. Wytheville's population was 8,264 at the 2020 census. [6]
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Born on a farm near Wytheville, Virginia, on July 7, 1877, Kegley was of German heritage, the son of Stephen A. and Sarah Elizabeth (Umberger) Kegley. He was educated at Roanoke College and the University of Pennsylvania, but returned home to manage the family farm upon the death of his father. [2]