DANIEL LANGHORNE, M. D.
Was born in Cumberland county, Virginia, July 25, 1825, the son of
Maurice and Elizabeth (Allen) Langhorne, both now deceased, who made
their home in Lynchburg when Daniel was two years old. The Langhorne
family is of English origin, and Dr. Langhorne is a lineal descendant
of William Langhorne, first earl of Greensboro. In Montgomery
county, Virginia, February 15, 1853, Rev. J. D. Mitchell officiating, he
married Virginia P. Kent. The bride was born in Montgomery county,
August 13, 1833, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Buford) Kent, now
deceased. One son was born to Dr. and Mrs. Langhorne, December 22,
1853, Maurice Kent, and who died on the 10th of April, 1864.
Dr. Langhorne entered the Confederate States Army in April, 1861,
rank of lieutenant-colonel. He served as post commander and mustering
officer at Lynchburg until July, 1861, then took the field assigned
to the 42d Virginia Infantry. With that regiment he served in the Valley
Mt. and Sewell Mt. campaign under Gen. R. E. Lee; was in the Bath
and Romney expedition, and in the Shenandoah valley campaign under
Gen. Jackson. In May, 1862, having been superseded in his command he
returned to Lynchburg where he performed local military duty till the
close of the war. He was graduated in medicine at the Philadelphia
(Pa.) University in 1848, and after two years practice in Philadelphia,
settled in practice in Lynchburg. He has held position as resident physician
at Warm Springs, Virginia, Healing Springs, Virginia, Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (See Col. Maurice Langhorne's
record.)
