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When A. 1. invsiev Heaaed Legionmm**WHf WV v-'xfWii mi •«-Dr. Edwards Fouslit W itli Lee,Saw South Fall At Cettvsbun*rDr. James R. Edwards came ried Mary Elizabeth Cunninghamto Denton in 1883 (o begin 33 years of general practice, bringing withhim the experience and memories of “four years of arduous service ’ with Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Armyof Northern Virginia.fare'The quotation from Lee’s well address sums up the doctor's Civil War record.May 21, 1873. in Courtland. Ala.In Denton Dr. Edwards, a great advocate of the outdoors, was known as an expert angler and hunter He helped train many youngsters in these sports. He also took it upon himself to help conserve w ildlife.He got his medical degree fromHe brought the first registered hounds to Denton County from thethe University of Nashville mowDixie Kenn *ls in Alabama ResurgeonVanderbilt just in time to enlist in 1861. From 1862 until the war ended he was assistant of his regimentDr Edwards fought in battles of the first and second Manassas, iWilliamsburg, Seven Days' Fight at Richmond, Harper’s Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg. Chancellors vi lie, Gettysburg. Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Reames Station, the Crater andmany skirmishes.He was wounded on retreat from Richmond and was taken prisonertwo days before Lee surrendered. In prison he eared for the sick and wounded Dixie soldiers.Perhaps that was why Dr. Edwards. who never swore, used “By the gray,” as his most forceful expletive.He was born in Lauderdale County, Ala , Sept. 24, 1840, the son of Rev. and Mrs. Wiley B. Edwards, plantation owners.After the war, he practiced in Tennessee and Alabama. He mar-fore that the hounds here werethe flop-eared kind known as “pot-lickers He also brought registered birddogs to Denton County.For many years before his death in 1917 he was county health officers.Dr. Edwards and his wife had seven chilrden — Katie, Annie. William C., James A., Robert J., Janie and Entler S. Edwards,Will bought the Denton County Record and Chronicle in 1901, changed the name to Denton Rec-ord-Chronicle, and on Aug. 3. 1903. launched the paper as a daily. In 1906 his brother Bob, formerpresident of the Texas President } of the Texas Press Assn. and now a columnist of the Record-Chronicle. bought into the paper. The Edwards family owned controlling interest in the paper until it was bought Riley Cross, present publisher, in 1945.Will now lives in Edinburg, Tex.Dr Edwards* other surviving child is Mrs. Janie Rucker of Denton. , There are 14 grandchildren. i s% I
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Denton Record Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Sun, Feb 03, 1957
Page 164
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