Elected to NC Legislature in 1846 & served as Sheriff for 8
years. Raised a company of Volunteers & became Capt. & the unit was mustered into the 2nd Reg of Volunteers. Upon organization of the 7th NC Reg., in Aug 1861, he was commissioned Major of that command. At New Bern he was distinguished for gallantry in a bayonet charge of his regiment. Later he was elected Colonel of the 46th NC Inf Regiment. At Sharpsburg after the wounding of Col Manning the head of that Brigade he commanded the
Brigade and again at Fredericksburg he assumed command when Gen Cooke was wounded. He declined promotion to Brigadier General, though urged upon him by Gen A P Hill. After serving in many battles in Virginia, he had to resign of disability in Dec, 1864. He returned to Wilmington and served his Country in several positions, including Sheriff, Mayor, State Senator and Chief
of Police.
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The Weekly Star • Fri, Jun 19, 1896 • Page Page 1 • (Wilmington, North Carolina)
DEATH OF COL. E. D. HALL.
This community was greatly pained yesterday morning on learning of the death at 10.40 o'clock of Col. Edward Dudley Hall, one of Wilmington's most prominent and respected citizens. For many months he had been in very feeble health, but no one supposed that his en Tuesday raine he his boga that night, however, about 9 o'clock he was taken alarmingly ill and yesterday morning be passed from earth.
Col. Hall was born in Wilmington, September 27, 1823, and consequently was in bis seventy-third year. He was the son of the late Edward P. Hall, one of our most successfal merchants in anti-bellum days, and who was for some years President of the Wilmington Branch of the Bank of the State at this place. His early education was acquired at the Donaldson Academy at Fayette-ville, where he was prepared for college, but a severe attack of sickness resulting in continued ill health, prevented a collegiate course, and he then turned his attention to business. He engaged first in turpentine distilling with the firm of Hall & Armstrong, his father being the senior partner.
Withdrawing from that business he and the late Mr. Samuel R. Potter erected a rice mill on Point Peter but the venture did not prove successful and after a short time it was abandoned. In 1858 he was elected High Sheriff of New Hanover county and continued in office until 1860. Prior to that time, however, he had entered isto politics and represented New Hanover twice in the lower House of the General Assembly and again after the war closed, in the State Senate, in all of which positions he reflected credit upon himself and was very serviceable to his constituency.
At the commencement of the war he raised a company of volunteers of which he was captain, and hastened to the front and was made major of the regiment to which he was assigned. At the battle of Newbern he displayed great gallantry and was regarded by his commander as an officer of more thao ordinary capacity. Shortly after the disaster at Newbern he was, without any action on his part to obtain the position, elected colonel of the Forty sixch regiment and continued with that'regiment until 1884, when he was compelled from
• ill health to resign. He was in very: many battles of the war, always at his post and doing his full duty and asking none to go where he would not himself lead.
In 1872 be was the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the ticket headed by Hon. Thos. S. Ashe, and canvassed the State with ability and elcquence, but was unsuccessfal. He was twice elected Mayor of the city of Wilmington and subsequently served for several years as Chiet of the city po-lice. At thetime of his death he held the position of Inspector in the Custom House here, a Government position to which he was appointed by President Cleveland
All of these various positions he filled and discharged their duties with ability and integrity. He was a high-minded, honorable,gentleman, who would scorn a mean action and was generous to a faul:; one whose sympathies embraced' in their wide expansion not only his immediate family and triends, but our common humanity. He was twice married. His fist wife was the daughter of the late Levin Lane; his second a daughter of Mr. James S. Green, deceased. She also is dead, and he leaves of his immediate family two sons and three daughters to mourn the départure of a kind and loving father.
Maj. Gen. W. L. DeRosset, commanding the North Carolina Division U.C. V. has issued a general order to the various Camps in the division, in which he says: "It is the sad duty of the Commanding General to announce to his comrades the death of Mai Gen. Edward D. Hall, late Commander of this Division. "A brave and true Confederate soldier, a tried and trusted friend of Confederate veterans, a consistent Christian, has left us at the call of the Great Commander; let us hope to be installed among the higher seats in Paradise."
Elected to NC Legislature in 1846 & served as Sheriff for 8
years. Raised a company of Volunteers & became Capt. & the unit was mustered into the 2nd Reg of Volunteers. Upon organization of the 7th NC Reg., in Aug 1861, he was commissioned Major of that command. At New Bern he was distinguished for gallantry in a bayonet charge of his regiment. Later he was elected Colonel of the 46th NC Inf Regiment. At Sharpsburg after the wounding of Col Manning the head of that Brigade he commanded the
Brigade and again at Fredericksburg he assumed command when Gen Cooke was wounded. He declined promotion to Brigadier General, though urged upon him by Gen A P Hill. After serving in many battles in Virginia, he had to resign of disability in Dec, 1864. He returned to Wilmington and served his Country in several positions, including Sheriff, Mayor, State Senator and Chief
of Police.
~~~obituary
The Weekly Star • Fri, Jun 19, 1896 • Page Page 1 • (Wilmington, North Carolina)
DEATH OF COL. E. D. HALL.
This community was greatly pained yesterday morning on learning of the death at 10.40 o'clock of Col. Edward Dudley Hall, one of Wilmington's most prominent and respected citizens. For many months he had been in very feeble health, but no one supposed that his en Tuesday raine he his boga that night, however, about 9 o'clock he was taken alarmingly ill and yesterday morning be passed from earth.
Col. Hall was born in Wilmington, September 27, 1823, and consequently was in bis seventy-third year. He was the son of the late Edward P. Hall, one of our most successfal merchants in anti-bellum days, and who was for some years President of the Wilmington Branch of the Bank of the State at this place. His early education was acquired at the Donaldson Academy at Fayette-ville, where he was prepared for college, but a severe attack of sickness resulting in continued ill health, prevented a collegiate course, and he then turned his attention to business. He engaged first in turpentine distilling with the firm of Hall & Armstrong, his father being the senior partner.
Withdrawing from that business he and the late Mr. Samuel R. Potter erected a rice mill on Point Peter but the venture did not prove successful and after a short time it was abandoned. In 1858 he was elected High Sheriff of New Hanover county and continued in office until 1860. Prior to that time, however, he had entered isto politics and represented New Hanover twice in the lower House of the General Assembly and again after the war closed, in the State Senate, in all of which positions he reflected credit upon himself and was very serviceable to his constituency.
At the commencement of the war he raised a company of volunteers of which he was captain, and hastened to the front and was made major of the regiment to which he was assigned. At the battle of Newbern he displayed great gallantry and was regarded by his commander as an officer of more thao ordinary capacity. Shortly after the disaster at Newbern he was, without any action on his part to obtain the position, elected colonel of the Forty sixch regiment and continued with that'regiment until 1884, when he was compelled from
• ill health to resign. He was in very: many battles of the war, always at his post and doing his full duty and asking none to go where he would not himself lead.
In 1872 be was the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the ticket headed by Hon. Thos. S. Ashe, and canvassed the State with ability and elcquence, but was unsuccessfal. He was twice elected Mayor of the city of Wilmington and subsequently served for several years as Chiet of the city po-lice. At thetime of his death he held the position of Inspector in the Custom House here, a Government position to which he was appointed by President Cleveland
All of these various positions he filled and discharged their duties with ability and integrity. He was a high-minded, honorable,gentleman, who would scorn a mean action and was generous to a faul:; one whose sympathies embraced' in their wide expansion not only his immediate family and triends, but our common humanity. He was twice married. His fist wife was the daughter of the late Levin Lane; his second a daughter of Mr. James S. Green, deceased. She also is dead, and he leaves of his immediate family two sons and three daughters to mourn the départure of a kind and loving father.
Maj. Gen. W. L. DeRosset, commanding the North Carolina Division U.C. V. has issued a general order to the various Camps in the division, in which he says: "It is the sad duty of the Commanding General to announce to his comrades the death of Mai Gen. Edward D. Hall, late Commander of this Division. "A brave and true Confederate soldier, a tried and trusted friend of Confederate veterans, a consistent Christian, has left us at the call of the Great Commander; let us hope to be installed among the higher seats in Paradise."
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