The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-22

GENERAL HANCOCK AND GENERAL CHAM
LIsS.-General j. r. Chambliss. one Of
the most gallant Of the Virginia officers in
the service of the Confederate States, was
killed on the 10Th of August, 1864, few
miles below Richmond His troops at the
time were engaged in fighting the Federal
forces under General Hancock. General
Chambliss was killed while at the head OF his
command, his horse having first been shot
down under him, \ telegram from Han
cock headquarters to the New York Her.
uld, sent after the battle was over, speaks
as follows Of Gen. Chambliss.
He died almost instantly, and his body
is now in our possession He was a graduate
of the Military Academy at West Point. IN
the class of 1852, but, anxious to substitute
the joys o. domestic life for the vicisstudes
of the service, he resigned his commission
in the Moupted Rifles on the 4th of March,
1854, several years before this civil war had
begun, and when the South made a strong
appeal to her chivaric sons to unsheath the
sword in her defence, controlling sense of
duty to his native State-which is Virginia
much more than desire to wage war
against our government, induced him to
take an active part in the present contest.
He was a man of superior education, warm
domestic and social affections, exquisite
manners. temperament and tastes, and
throughout his whole career he manifested
a high sense of honor, moral reciitude, and
Christians obligations. 1t is a sad but
suggestive contemplation that SO elegant
gentleman and good Christian fell fgh-
ting for cause in whose defense he must
have entered not without reluctance. Upon
the body we found a valuable military map
and pocket Testament. 1t appears to be
clearly manifested that he must have had
some strange forebodings of MS unhappy
fate, for on the first Leaf Of this pocket Tes
lament he had written first his name and
rank, -. r. Chambliss, B1igadier General
p. A., G.. S., March, 1864" and, in addi
tion to few striking passages of scripture,
this prophetic prediction, as it may be call
ed, and polite request: :-'~ifI em killed in
this struggle, Will some kind friend deliver
this book to my dear wife! j. r. c., Jr.,
.Jnne 3, 1862 These are the passages of
Scripture, in his own handwriting $50
teach us to number our days that we may
apply our hearts unto wisdom. He that
loveth his life shall loose it, and he that
hateth his life in this world shall keep it
unto life eternal.' 1t may be a pleasing
reflection to his relatives and friends, espec-
ially his wife, whom he loved SO tenderly,
to know that his remains have fallen into
the hands Of those, who, just after he
has been stricken down, recognized in
the face of the dying General the
features OF one who had been their com
panion long ago: that in obedience 20 the
orders of General Hancock, while the body
was carried to the rear so that it could not
be recovered as trophy of war, it has been
bulied decently at the ''Potteries' on the
New Market and Malvern Hill road, near
Bailey's creek, and headboard placed
above the grave, with the name and rank
of the deceased, so that his resting place
NAV be remembered in case it should after
wards be deemed desirable by his friends
to have bis remains removed"
We are in informed by a warm personal
friend of General Chambliss, that as soon
as he learned of Gen. C's death. he wrote to
General Hancock, asking that the articles
found spon his body might be sent to him,
promising to see them safely delivered to
Mrs G.. General Hancock wrote very
kind and sympathising letter in
reply. stating that the articles in question
baG been placed in the custody of one OF
his officers, with directions to have them
forwarded to Mrs. Cham5liss. That letter
was so gentemanly in tone so full OF kind