John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch

John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch was born October 31 1824 and died September 13 1892 in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is buried at Old Norborne Cemetery on West South Street in Martinsburg.

At the time of John Brown's infamous raid at Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia in October of 1859, Nadenbousch was the commander of the Berkeley County militia, the Berkeley Border Guards, and led them to assist with the regular army at Harpers Ferry.

Nadenbousch was a prominent business man in Martinsburg, owning a whiskey distillery at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. Berkeley County raised companies on both sides during the Civil War, but the Berkeley Border Guards, under Nadenbousch, were the most prominent area company. They became Company D of the 2nd Virginia Infantry, which was part of the Stonewall Brigade under General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.

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*Information used here is available at the Berkeley County Historical Society Archives and Research Center, located at 136 East Race Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia.