Son of Col. James Isbell and Mary Daniel Montague Isbell.
Brother of Thomas Montague Isbell (1817-1881), state senator, member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 1861-62 session and member of the Secession Convention.
Second cousin of William Latane Montague, the father of Alice Montague Warfield and grandfather of Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson who married Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor and former King Edward VIII of England.
Grandson of John Lewis Isbell of Cumberland County, he came to own Willow Bank Plantation. Sheriff of Cumberland County in 1843 and a justice of the Cumberland County Court from 1850 to 1860.
He built a 2-story brick house at Willow Bank that was attached at the rear of the original frame structure as a separate wing.
After Capt. James D. Isbell's death in 1862, his widow rented out Willow Bank, remarried and moved to her husband Dr. Mosby's home in Madison. Willow Bank was ultimately sold.
Virginia Marriages:
Date: 29 Jun 1854
Place: Powhatan County, Virginia,
Name: James D. Isbell to Amelia C. Crump.
1850 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 47 slaves
1860 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 58 slaves
Enlistment Date: 18 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War? No
Service Record: Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 15 Sep 1861
Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 18 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Captain on 17 Mar 1862.
Mustered out on 05 Aug 1862.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers:
Name: James D Isbell
Residence: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Richmond WHIG, Sept. 9, 1862: "On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence, in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age.
In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In may, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until some time in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself.
In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
Following his death, his widow married Dr. William Goodrich Mosby, a member of Company G, 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment. They had one son, Jacob Goodrich Mosby (1866-1938).
A framed biography beside his portrait at Cumberland County Museum (old Clerk's Office, County Court House) was photographed by Barbara Gamage, Cumberland Historical Society. The typed biography includes most of the Richmond WHIG obituary verbatim though it gives his name as James DAVID Isbell rather than James Daniel Isbell.
"CAPTAIN JAMES D. ISBELL
James David Isbell was born in Cumberland County in 1819. On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age. In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In May, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until sometime in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself. In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
Brother of Thomas Montague Isbell (1817-1881), state senator, member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 1861-62 session and member of the Secession Convention.
Second cousin of William Latane Montague, the father of Alice Montague Warfield and grandfather of Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson who married Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor and former King Edward VIII of England.
Grandson of John Lewis Isbell of Cumberland County, he came to own Willow Bank Plantation. Sheriff of Cumberland County in 1843 and a justice of the Cumberland County Court from 1850 to 1860.
He built a 2-story brick house at Willow Bank that was attached at the rear of the original frame structure as a separate wing.
After Capt. James D. Isbell's death in 1862, his widow rented out Willow Bank, remarried and moved to her husband Dr. Mosby's home in Madison. Willow Bank was ultimately sold.
Virginia Marriages:
Date: 29 Jun 1854
Place: Powhatan County, Virginia,
Name: James D. Isbell to Amelia C. Crump.
1850 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 47 slaves
1860 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 58 slaves
Enlistment Date: 18 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War? No
Service Record: Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 15 Sep 1861
Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 18 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Captain on 17 Mar 1862.
Mustered out on 05 Aug 1862.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers:
Name: James D Isbell
Residence: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Richmond WHIG, Sept. 9, 1862: "On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence, in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age.
In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In may, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until some time in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself.
In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
Following his death, his widow married Dr. William Goodrich Mosby, a member of Company G, 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment. They had one son, Jacob Goodrich Mosby (1866-1938).
A framed biography beside his portrait at Cumberland County Museum (old Clerk's Office, County Court House) was photographed by Barbara Gamage, Cumberland Historical Society. The typed biography includes most of the Richmond WHIG obituary verbatim though it gives his name as James DAVID Isbell rather than James Daniel Isbell.
"CAPTAIN JAMES D. ISBELL
James David Isbell was born in Cumberland County in 1819. On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age. In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In May, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until sometime in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself. In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
Son of Col. James Isbell and Mary Daniel Montague Isbell.
Brother of Thomas Montague Isbell (1817-1881), state senator, member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 1861-62 session and member of the Secession Convention.
Second cousin of William Latane Montague, the father of Alice Montague Warfield and grandfather of Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson who married Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor and former King Edward VIII of England.
Grandson of John Lewis Isbell of Cumberland County, he came to own Willow Bank Plantation. Sheriff of Cumberland County in 1843 and a justice of the Cumberland County Court from 1850 to 1860.
He built a 2-story brick house at Willow Bank that was attached at the rear of the original frame structure as a separate wing.
After Capt. James D. Isbell's death in 1862, his widow rented out Willow Bank, remarried and moved to her husband Dr. Mosby's home in Madison. Willow Bank was ultimately sold.
Virginia Marriages:
Date: 29 Jun 1854
Place: Powhatan County, Virginia,
Name: James D. Isbell to Amelia C. Crump.
1850 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 47 slaves
1860 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 58 slaves
Enlistment Date: 18 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War? No
Service Record: Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 15 Sep 1861
Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 18 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Captain on 17 Mar 1862.
Mustered out on 05 Aug 1862.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers:
Name: James D Isbell
Residence: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Richmond WHIG, Sept. 9, 1862: "On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence, in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age.
In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In may, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until some time in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself.
In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
Following his death, his widow married Dr. William Goodrich Mosby, a member of Company G, 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment. They had one son, Jacob Goodrich Mosby (1866-1938).
A framed biography beside his portrait at Cumberland County Museum (old Clerk's Office, County Court House) was photographed by Barbara Gamage, Cumberland Historical Society. The typed biography includes most of the Richmond WHIG obituary verbatim though it gives his name as James DAVID Isbell rather than James Daniel Isbell.
"CAPTAIN JAMES D. ISBELL
James David Isbell was born in Cumberland County in 1819. On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age. In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In May, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until sometime in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself. In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
Brother of Thomas Montague Isbell (1817-1881), state senator, member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 1861-62 session and member of the Secession Convention.
Second cousin of William Latane Montague, the father of Alice Montague Warfield and grandfather of Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson who married Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor and former King Edward VIII of England.
Grandson of John Lewis Isbell of Cumberland County, he came to own Willow Bank Plantation. Sheriff of Cumberland County in 1843 and a justice of the Cumberland County Court from 1850 to 1860.
He built a 2-story brick house at Willow Bank that was attached at the rear of the original frame structure as a separate wing.
After Capt. James D. Isbell's death in 1862, his widow rented out Willow Bank, remarried and moved to her husband Dr. Mosby's home in Madison. Willow Bank was ultimately sold.
Virginia Marriages:
Date: 29 Jun 1854
Place: Powhatan County, Virginia,
Name: James D. Isbell to Amelia C. Crump.
1850 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 47 slaves
1860 Slave Schedules, Powhatan County: 58 slaves
Enlistment Date: 18 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War? No
Service Record: Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 15 Sep 1861
Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 18 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Captain on 17 Mar 1862.
Mustered out on 05 Aug 1862.
U.S. Civil War Soldiers:
Name: James D Isbell
Residence: Cumberland Court House, Virginia
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Richmond WHIG, Sept. 9, 1862: "On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence, in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age.
In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In may, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until some time in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself.
In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
Following his death, his widow married Dr. William Goodrich Mosby, a member of Company G, 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment. They had one son, Jacob Goodrich Mosby (1866-1938).
A framed biography beside his portrait at Cumberland County Museum (old Clerk's Office, County Court House) was photographed by Barbara Gamage, Cumberland Historical Society. The typed biography includes most of the Richmond WHIG obituary verbatim though it gives his name as James DAVID Isbell rather than James Daniel Isbell.
"CAPTAIN JAMES D. ISBELL
James David Isbell was born in Cumberland County in 1819. On the 5th of August, at Willow Banks, his residence in the county of Cumberland, Capt. JAMES D. ISBELL, in the 44th year of his age. In him his county hath lost one of the most intelligent, popular and influential citizens, and one of its most active and trusted magistrates, the South, one of its most ardent and patriotic defenders, and his family a kind and affectionate husband, brother and master.
Upon the first indication of war, Capt. Isbell, though at an age which many considered so advanced as to excuse him from volunteer military duty, came promptly forward and entered the ranks of the Cumberland Troop of Cavalry. In May, 1861, he went with his company into active service and performed every duty with such zeal and fidelity as won for him the love and admiration of his officers and company, so that upon the first occurrence of a vacancy he was elected 1st Lieutenant. He was the first man in his company to re-enlist for the war. In March last, he was unanimously chosen Captain, and upon the re-organization in May, was unanimously re-elected. He continued to command and lead his company, (which formed a part of the Third Regiment of Virginia Cavalry, and brought up the rear of the army in its retreat from Yorktown,) until sometime in June, when his constitution gave way under the arduous duties which had been imposed upon it, and he reluctantly obtained leave to come home. Up to a short time previous to his death the hope was fondly entertained by himself and friends that he would be restored to health and to the service of his country, but He who ordereth all things wisely hath seen fit to take him to himself. In their bereavement, his family have the sympathies of the community of which he was so honored a member, and of the Troop of which he was the loved commander."
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