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John Daniel Imboden

Born: February 16, 1823
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Birthplace: Staunton, Virginia

Father: George William Imboden 1793 – 1875

Mother: Isabella Wunderlich 1803 – 1887

1st Wife: Eliza McCue 1824 – 1857
(Buried: Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church, Fishersville, Virginia)​

2nd Wife: Mary Wilson McPhail 1834 – 1865

3rd Wife: Edna Paulding Porter 1825 – 1870

4th Wife: Annie Harper Lockett 1851 – 1888
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

5th Wife: Florence Johnston Crockett 1860 – 1908

Children:

Jane Crawford Imboden Snyder 1847 – 1930​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​
Isabella Imboden 1849 – 1852​
(Buried: Tinkling Spring Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia)​
Martha Russell Imboden 1852 – 1930​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​
George William Imboden 1857 – 1862​
(Buried: Tinkling Spring Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia)​
Helen McGuire Imboden Trout 1874 – 1951​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​
Frank Howard Imboden 1855 -​
Nannie C. Imboden 1860 -​
Mary W. Imboden 1861 – 1862​
John D. Imboden Jr. 1863 – 1877​

Education:

Attended Washington College (didn't graduate)
General Imboden.jpg

Occupation before War:

School Teacher at Virginia School of deaf, dumb, and blind​
Attorney in Staunton, Virginia​
Member of Virginia State House of Delegates​
Active in the creation of Staunton Artillery in Virginia State Militia​

Civil War Career:

1859 – 1862: Captain of Staunton, Virginia Artillery​
1861: Participated in the Capture of Harpers Ferry, Virginia​
1861: Perforated his left ear during First Battle of Bull Run​
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 62nd Mounted Infantry, (1st Partisan​
Rangers)​
1862: Participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign​
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry​
1863: Helped led the famous Jones – Imboden Raid in N.W. Virginia​
1863: Served as Rear guard during the Battle of Gettysburg​
1863: Led a raid on Charlestown, West Virginia​
1864: Participated in the Battle of New Market, Virginia​
1864 – 1865: Incapacitated by typhoid Fever​
1865: Commander of Camp Millen, Georgia​
1865: Commander of Prison Camp at Aiken, South Carolina​
1865: Commander of Prison camps in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi​
1865: Paroled by the Union Army in Augusta, Georgia
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Occupation after War:

Attorney in Richmond, Virginia​
Attorney in Abingdon, Virginia​
Helped to mine coal and ore deposits in Damascus, Virginia​

Died: August 15, 1895

Place of Death: Damascus, Virginia

Cause of Death: Cholera

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
 
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John Daniel Imboden

Born: February 16, 1823View attachment 345254

Birthplace: Staunton, Virginia

Father: George William Imboden 1793 – 1875

Mother: Isabella Wunderlich 1803 – 1887

1st Wife: Eliza McCue 1824 – 1857
(Buried: Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church, Fishersville, Virginia)​

2nd Wife: Mary Wilson McPhail 1834 – 1865

3rd Wife: Edna Paulding Porter 1825 – 1870

4th Wife: Annie Harper Lockett 1851 – 1888
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

5th Wife: Florence Johnston Crockett 1860 – 1908

Children:

Jane Crawford Imboden Snyder 1847 – 1930​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​
Isabella Imboden 1849 – 1852​
(Buried: Tinkling Spring Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia)​
Martha Russell Imboden 1852 – 1930​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​
George William Imboden 1857 – 1862​
(Buried: Tinkling Spring Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia)​
Helen McGuire Imboden Trout 1874 – 1951​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​
Frank Howard Imboden 1855 -​
Nannie C. Imboden 1860 -​
Mary W. Imboden 1861 – 1862​
John D. Imboden Jr. 1863 – 1877​

Education:

Attended Washington College (didn't graduate)View attachment 345255

Occupation before War:

School Teacher at Virginia School of deaf, dumb, and blind​
Attorney in Staunton, Virginia​
Member of Virginia State House of Delegates​
Active in the creation of Staunton Artillery in Virginia State Militia​

Civil War Career:

1859 – 1862: Captain of Staunton, Virginia Artillery​
1861: Participated in the Capture of Harpers Ferry, Virginia​
1861: Perforated his left ear during First Battle of Bull Run​
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 62nd Mounted Infantry, (1st Partisan​
Rangers)​
1862: Participated in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign​
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry​
1863: Helped led the famous Jones – Imboden Raid in N.W. Virginia​
1863: Served as Rear guard during the Battle of Gettysburg​
1863: Led a raid on Charlestown, West Virginia​
1864: Participated in the Battle of New Market, Virginia​
1864 – 1865: Incapacitated by typhoid Fever​
1865: Commander of Camp Millen, Georgia​
1865: Commander of Prison Camp at Aiken, South Carolina​
1865: Commander of Prison camps in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi​
1865: Paroled by the Union Army in Augusta, GeorgiaView attachment 345256

Occupation after War:

Attorney in Richmond, Virginia​
Attorney in Abingdon, Virginia​
Helped to mine coal and ore deposits in Damascus, Virginia​

Died: August 15, 1895

Place of Death: Damascus, Virginia

Cause of Death: Cholera

Age at time of Death: 72 years old

Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
I see that many of his descendants are buried at Tinkling Springs Cemetery. I drive by that frequently, but have never stopped to take a look. Well this post has changed that.
 
It was his cavalry that covered Lee's retreat from Gettysburg. He acted as escort and rearguard for wagons of wounded . When trapped by flooded waters and Union cavalry Imboden put forth a defense of artillery and many of the slightly wounded who could still man a rifle.Lee praised Imboden for how he "gallantly repulsed" the cavalry under Buford and Kilpatrick.
 
In the absence of other units of Stuart's cavalry, Imboden's command performed a number of duties on Lee's left and rear during the Gettysburg Campaign. These included reconnaissance, destruction of bridges and communications to the west of Lee's line of march and keeping lines of communication open until Robertson's and Jones' cavalry brigades could take on those responsibilities. On the night of July 3 - 4 Lee assigned Imboden the duty of escorting the seventeen-mile-long wagon train of wounded back to Virginia and directed him to personally carry dispatches addressed to Jefferson Davis until he reached Virginia and could safely entrust them to an officer for delivery. As @Polloco noted above, he carried out his responsibilities well. Imboden wrote an account of his activities in April 1871 which can be read on the following web site.
 
The home he was raised in is still in good shape just outside of Staunton. The family that lives in it was working along on it but I don’t know what’s going on there now.
 
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