Life span: 03/29/1822 to 11/07/1887TabsLife SummaryFull name: Joshua Thomas OwenPlace of Birth: WalesBurial Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1Family: David Owen (father), Jane Thomas Owen (mother), Annie J. Shenden (wife) Other Education: Jefferson College (PA)Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgeEducatorJournalistRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderGovernment: State legislatureLocal governmentMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 10/21/1861 10/21/1861 Union troops suffer a heavy defeat at Ball's Bluff on the Virginia side of the Potomac 02/06/1864 02/07/1864 Confederate infantry beat back a Union reconnaissance-in-force across the Rapidan at Morton's Ford Documents Images Joshua Thomas Owen Joshua Thomas Owen, detail Bibliography