Augusta County: "John Imboden," by Unknown, 1895

Summary: Brief obituary of Gen. Imboden

General John D. Imboden, of Confederate cavalry fame, died recently in Abingdon, Va. He was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. At the beginning of the war he raised a company for the Confederate army. He rose rapidly to the command of a cavalry brigade, and participated in many battles. After the war he engaged extensively in mining and railroad enterprises, but met with frequent reverses and died a poor man. He was seventy-five years old, and had been married four times. His last wife and several children survive him.

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Bibliographic Information: Source copy consulted: Confederate Veteran, Vol. 3, 1895, p. 265