John Daniel Imboden
Born: February 16, 1823
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)
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
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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