The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-26
DEATH OF GEN. RICHARD OTOD.
DARD EWELL.

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Ttis distinguished citizen ofour coun.
ty died at his residence near Spring
Hill, at half-past twelve o'clock, on last
wednesday night. We have only time,
in this issue, to give notice of this fact,
which will be sad news, not only TO our
readers, but to every portion Of our
land where the memory oftbs glorious
deeds of the Southern generals 10 rover.
cd. He was sick several weeks, and bis
death was not at all unexpected to
thepeople Of this city. General Ewsll
was an officer in the United States Ser
vice, and when the South seeded
he espoused the cause of his ma
tive State, Virginia, and was soon
placed in command OF a Brigade, and
under General Stonewall Jackson.
Much of the wonderful success which
Las made the name ofthe latter immor-
tai, was attributed by him to the genius
and skill OF General Ewell.
When the great "Stonewall" died,
Gen. Ewell was appointed, at the FORM
| er's request, to the command OF his
corps. Ii is impossible for us TO recapit.
ulate here the many battles i'm which he
was engaged, or the great services he
rendered the cause until and after the
| wound which deprived him of one of
his legs, and almost of his life. During
the latter part of the war, he married
/ ,.yiy, ,l.l
county, and since tho close of the war,
he has been living on her beautiful farm
near Spring Hill. 1t is said he loved
her when she was a young girl, and bC.
ing unsuccessful in his devotions, re-
manned 4 soldier and bachelor on the
frontiers for many years, since he did
not hope to find her equal in all the no.
bic qualities OF person, head and heart,
which were required by his exacting
ideal. They met again when she was a
widow, and thcy married, and he was
fully repaid for his lifelong devotion.
Whether this il true in detail or not. we
are quite sure that We have never known
two persons who were better fitted TO
hold toward each other tho holy rcla-
tons of husband and wife. They were
both possessed of large, sound minds;
both We're educated i'm the most liberal
sense of the term-iu all tho graccs OF
the most refined society, and of litora-
ture and science and above all
else, they possessed in common, the
rarer aud more valuable qualities oi
good practical, common sense; christian
charity, benevolence, and love of their
fellOw-creatures; both were plain and
unostentatious in their manners and
tastes, and both served God with all
their heart, mind and strength, and
their neighbors as themselves, for accord
TO their fulfillment of these commands
depends their salvation when He
who gave them VIII como to Judge the
quick and the dead.
The General did not know Of the death
of his wife until tho morning before his
own death. His condition was SO criti-
cal that the attending physician, DIR.
fowler, forbade the sad news from
reaching his ears, lest the agitation
would cause his death. On Wednesday
morning, the day appointed for her
burial, Rev. Mr.. Beckett, his beloved
pastor, told him that Mrs. Ewell was
dead. No emotion was visible in the
expression of his face, or his pulse, for
some time, but he seemed TO be in
silent meditation. Finally, he request
ed them to bring in her remains, and
after gazing upon them for some time,
he expressed himself i'm audible prayer
as ready and willing to die, but added
mot my will, but Thine be done" lie
will be buried today at Nashville. The
other sick members of the family, Mrs.
Brown, and daughter of Mr.. Turner,
are convalescent. 1t is reported that two
OF the physicians who attended on Gen.
Ewell's family, DR.. A. G.. White, of
Spring Hill, and DIR. Maddin, of Nash
vile, are also very i'll with the same
disease, typhoid pneumonia.