american military officer january april american politician military officer state virginia west_virginia parsons served justice peace district later served member representing parsons grandson virginia house delegate parsons great grandson military officer died grandfather lady west_virginia parsons inherited family plantation north fugitive slave escaped parsons plantation pennsylvania slaves parsons went north pursue resulting arrest nephew arrest trial parsons nephew caused dispute states virginia pennsylvania refusal execute fugitive slave act following trial dispute ensued parsons legal fees time dispute member united_states house_of_representatives virginia 8th congressional district parsons declared originally offered legal services cost nephew trial following onset american_civil_war parsons served committee safety parsons received permission raise independent company mounted infantry provide defense border served military officer 13th parsons died natural causes following skirmish union_army cavalry grassy run early life family born january west_virginia west_virginia son wife parsons family prominent family ancestors arrived england relocated parsons paternal grandfather likely namesake served member representing death operated public ferry south branch mother parsons great grandson military officer died parsons raised childhood adulthood family plantation north following death january testament dated november february devised including referred tract son colonel parsons brother inherited collins tract lot number brother inherited parsons brothers inherited nearby tract tract town lots parsons eventually acquired plantation outright undertook story stone expansion main house ballroom upper story addition served scene events parties political career following ratification elected serve justice peace district parsons served office alongside parsons served member representing parsons represented multi member electoral district following sessions session alongside session alongside session alongside session alongside prior american_civil_war parsons ardent proponent virginia passage ordinance affair august slave owned parsons escaped farm slaves neighboring plantations october year green returned parsons plantation persuaded slaves neighboring farms owned parsons family relatives escape pennsylvania party men including parsons went north pursuit course pursuit captured escaped slaves sent son parsons brother wife information obtained recaptured slaves parsons went hoped intercept green headed west pittsburgh intercepted green local thwarted attempt capture green arrested kidnapping learning arrest nephew parsons sought assistance prominent lawyer united_states house representative virginia 8th congressional district united_states senator virginia mason offered legal services defense pledged support parsons virginia defending constitutional rights protect prosecution virginia governor appointed attend parsons trial special commissioner virginia dispute virginia pennsylvania escalated january article published new york herald read threatened civil war virginia pennsylvania parsons tucker traveled james parsons iii trial provided parsons legal defense leading having acted legally provisions fugitive slave act september billed parsons legal services parsons disputed charge series articles declared originally offered services cost lauded publicly denying working pro practicing deception trying win reputation district acts brother born later series articles published issues parsons chronicled arrest nephew attempting capture fugitive slave resulting dispute parsons family legal fees american civil war following onset american_civil_war parsons began serving committee safety parsons served committee safety alongside angus committee safety continued meet parsons armstrong permitted execute bonds behalf county raise money fund war purposes convened departing fight defense parsons dozen men led wagon train conveying volunteers baltimore mainline parsons volunteers departed train ferry parsons traveled richmond received permission raise independent company mounted infantry provide defense border parsons set volunteers short period time enlisted approximately men following organization company known 13th following personnel elected serve leadership positions company parsons captain command lieutenant son second lieutenant parsons company utilized muskets retrieved courthouse additional horse pistols american revolutionary war parsons provided blue ball rifle reportedly seized ferry parsons traveled richmond supply cattle returned company camp november return parsons anxious learn condition family property needed additional change clothing blanket accompanied blue parsons traveled west northwestern pleasant set traversing series roads paths nighttime reached miles north parsons stayed hollow blue started retrieve set parsons clothes blue approached knowledge union_army forces kept guard main house day night blue rear mansion knocked window uncle residing parsons family blue warned nephew union_army soldiers possibly stationed home porch subsequently parsons daughter kate provided blue parcel father blue returned parsons awaiting parsons set locating pine light way hollow parsons carried small began splitting pine darkness fashion torch parsons accidentally struck knee blue applied wound stop bleeding men traveled dark rain nearby home ate dried clothes fire following morning men mounted horses traveled harris home parsons blue parted parsons blue continued east town hill reached residence little river risen previous night rainfall parsons blue remained thompson days little river subsided traveled blue gap set camp blue received orders col angus carry expedition general number union_army infantry cavalry artillery present town blue departed parsons son accompanying parsons provided confederate soldiers food table horses stables plantation parsons family moved residence gap physician wife residing parsons family gap march union_army forces closer allowed parsons wife return home younger children parsons eldest daughters kate stayed son arrived wife march parsons eldest child daughter kate died despite recovering illness blue carried news kate death met parsons halfway parsons instructed blue proceed delivered news wife susan parsons longer felt safe returned gap parsons blue traveled remained days decided return blue traveled family residence miles north parsons residence plantation blue subsequently captured union_army forces held building later escaped parsons sons confederate soldiers encountered union_army cavalry south april parsons carried double shotgun proceeded fire weapon union forces close range parsons escape union_army forces saw son fired ran road supposed killed traveled home told news son possible death parsons pale helped horse sons fall according parsons died moments later parsons body transferred burial parsons family burial ground union_army forces assumed parsons died skirmish claimed right examine body search wounds serve sufficient cause destroy property professor nelson presbyterian minister instructor friend parsons family denied union_army officials access parsons body compromise professor nelson allowed union_army officers present room parsons corpse examined wounds found parsons body remains interred parsons family burial ground indian mound cemetery april acting completed death certificate parsons circumstances parsons death recorded captain company 1st captain company present examination parsons body attested evidence gun shot wounds violence witnesses present examination parsons drafted testament proved issue later cited case french french wife died october interred alongside parsons indian parsons family history record parsons relative family said parsons broad minded conservative gifted good common sense judgment honesty integrity personal life parsons married born january daughter blue wife parsons wife susan children consisting sons daughters daughter parsons grandfather served lady west_virginia husband term governor west_virginia
Isaac Parsons (American military officer)