Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-11

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Attwe lty minutes to two o'clock this
mornius Gen. Montgomery Dent
Corse. around whose bedside anxious
relatives and friends had been watch.
iDg for the last four days, brestbed his
last. The deceased had been in failing
health for some time, he being suffer
er from constitutional troubles and the
death Of his wife a short time ago
further FASTENED his physical decline.
When he took to his bed few days
ago it was looked upon as the begin
ming of the end, and though uncon-
scious for many hours previous to his
death the vital spark fingered until 40
this morning when the wheels of life
stood STILL Gen. Corse was one Of the
most universally known of our citizens,
he having been familiar figure in this
community nearly all his life. The
deceased was born on the southwest
corner of Prince aud Pitt streets in
1916, and was educated at the military
school of Capt. Bradley Lowe and MIR.
B. Hallowell. He saw Lafayette when
he visited Alexandria in 1924. His
father, the late John Corse, who was
q broker, and at one time publisher Of
the Alexandria Herald, took him into
his office at an early age. Subsequently
he was elected captain of company
which had been raised in this city and
went to Mexico, where he served I'M
der General Scott. Two years later
he returned to his home, but
in 1S49, during the prevalence
of the gold fever, he went to
| California, making the journey via
Panama. In 1856 he was again in
Alexandria, where he engaged in the
banking business, at first with his
brothers and afterward with Mr.. Snow
den, of Maryland, as Corse, Snowden Il
Corse, and became tho banker of some
of the leading railroad enterprises then
in progress in Virginia. In 1860, when
the political issues of those days made
| resort to arms inevitable, the mill
tary spirit, which was born in him,
again revived and he was one of the
foremost to proceed to the organization
of volunteers, and the Old Dominion
Rifles, through his exertions, was form
ed. He was made captain of this COM
pany afterwards Company II Of
of his old regimenD at its organization,
on December 6, 1860, was made major
of the Alexandria battalion, and at Ma
nassas, previous to the battle of Bull
Run, was made colonel of the Seven
leenlh Virginia regiment, composed Of
the following companies of infantry ::
Alexandria Riaemen Company AZ,
Warren RiAemen Company By, Lou
doun Guards Company c., Fairfax Ri
femen Company D), Mt. Vernon
Guards Company E), Prince William
Rinemen Company F., Emmett
Guards Company G., Old Dominion
Rifles Company H, OConnell
Guards Company y, Warrenton Rifle
men Company ~. He was appointed
origadier general November / 1862, to
rank from that date; was confirmed by
the Confederate States Congress on
April %, 1863, and was assigned to the
command of the brigade composed OF
the following regiments: Fifteenth,
Seventeenth, Twenty-ninth, Thirtielh
and Thirty. second Virginia regiments
of infantry. The generals war record
would make an interesting volume.
He was wounded on several occa-
sions and his description of the
different engagements in which be
took a prominent part were thrilling,
so much so that in rehearsing them he
| was sure to have attentive listeners.
At the battle of Seven Pines he gal
lantly led the Seventeenth in the thick
est of the fight, and the veterans Of
hat command recall with emotion now
the scene which followed when Alex
andrians were consigned to the tomb,
the general reading the burial service
on the occasion. In 1862 Gen. Corse
was married by Rev. ]. t. Johnston,
formerly of st. Paul,s Church in this
city, to Miss Elizabeth Beverly, sister
of Mr.. Robt. Beverly, and whose death
occurred but few weeks ago. He re-
turned to this city with the survivors
of his command and again entered into
the banking business with his brother,
Mr.. w. D. Corse, and continued in the
same until the latter removed from this
city to Florida. The general spent the
evening of his life 4uietly, enjoying the
confidence and esteem of all who knew
him, and his death is sincerely lament
ed by the entire community. Four
children, two sons and two daughters,
survive him. Last week George E.
Pickett Camp of Confederate Veterans,
of Richmond, sent Gen. Corse hand
somely expressed resolutions of condo
ence passed by the camp upon learn
ing of the death of Mrs. Corse. The gen.
eral had requested Capt. P. B. Hooe to
acknowledge their receipt. The funeral
will take place from st. Pauls Church
at 1l:30 O'Clock on Wednesday morn
ing. Col. Arthur Herbert, Captains
P. B. Hooe, H. Bryant, Robt. F. Knox,
C. U. Williams, and Mr.. E. l.. danger
field will be the honorary pallbearers.
The active pallbearers will be select
ed from among the members of Lee
Camp.
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