James Knight
In June of the latter year, sharing that feeling of loyalty and devotion to the State which was prevalent in that region, he enlisted as a private in Company A of the Fourteenth Virginia cavalry. After serving in this station about a year, he was transferred to the staff of Gen. W. W. Loring, then commanding the department of Western Virginia.
With the rank of captain he served on General Loring's staff during the campaign of September, 1862, when a large Confederate force marched down the Kanawha valley, driving out the Federals and causing the destruction of large quantities of their military stores. During this campaign Captain Knight participated in the battles at Fayetteville, Gauley Mountain and Charleston. In November, 1862, when General Loring was transferred to Louisiana, Captain Knight was assigned to the commissary department at Dublin Depot, where he remained on duty until the close of the war.
He was paroled at Lewisburg, and from that time continued in his business of stock raising until he was elected in .87' to the position of county sheriff. In this position his services were so satisfactory that he was retained on duty by the public for the period of fourteen years. Since his retirement from office he has resumed his former pursuits, in which he has met with marked success. In February, .883, he was married to Kate D., daughter of the late James D. Kincaid, and they have two daughters: J. Pearl and Mabel Kate.