The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-01

NAJOR-GEN. CLEMENT a. EVANS
Commander Georgia Division. l.. O.. W
was commissioned % first lieutenant OF one
eiu..rs g.. S.. a. While attached 90 the
engineer corps young Underwood saw
mor. hard work than battle lghtirs
though Doe participated in several skir-
uisl.s with credit 10 himself and hts cole
off. Later he was appointed lieutenant
colonel off "hoh-'ail' cavalry regiment
lfor tho benefit OF the younger genera
uon it may Dee stated that 'hob-tall'
regiment was composed nj few of
f.ers and fewer menl While with this
command Colonel Underwood bad a very
exciting interview with party of MAJ
rnulIns Eercrala in Middle Tennessee,
hut with tho natural modasfy charac-
tcr.stic OF an kertrCNane Doc has always
IAEoLED EY LINCOLN.
II- was iu Richmond and the State n
Virginia until the spring or lNbji then IN
Tennessee until captured while sick with
typhoid fever Then for year Doe Was
confined in Federal military prisons 40
Louisville Cincinnati and Fort Warren
iu Boston haruor lie was inally parol-
Cd bv SPECIAL order az President Lincoln.
bot tlr0gcl Mr. Stanton. Secretary OF
War; refusal TO exchange him. was fore
al 90 remain prisoner until the close OF
tls ware
After hosIuues ceased he returned TO
kentucky wlcr0 he practiced DIS profess
was engineer Of the city Of Bowling
Green. nf the public works OF Warren
county. and of the state of kcntucky for
periods arsroratng fifteen years. ITO was
journal. 20 several years and rendered
cn CtNe service 90 the Democratic party.
IIs Us "a prominent member ~ the INDIE
pendent order OF ODD Fellows. having
been Grand Master OF Kentucky, grand
representative CO.. and officer or The Sow
crr.eu Grand Lodge OF the World fer
ID
Grand Sire and GcneralssimO of tho Or-
der. lIo recruited. organized, and equip
pDd the Patriarch Militant She SEMI
military corps or tho odd Fellows, 10000
strong and commanded the body Tor nine
EFFORTg TO HELP VETERANS.
In 1e9l General Underwood was made
commander OF The Northern Divisions Of
Department Of the North. This depart
meut of tho United Confederate Nete-
rams has some thirty thousand names on
IT'S rolls, but they are mostly heroes OF
tho past sleeping meath Northern soil
who passed tO the great majority while
occupying Federal prisons during the war.
IT, however. the spirits OF the just are
allowed 90 visit mother earth the great
orr number Of This silent army corps are
lowering around their veteran comrades
during tle happy moments OF Tie present
reunion while their commanding officer
s. receiving the wei earned cong0tula-
ion9 flr his treless efforts 20 honor ana
p.rrcfrate their memory. Tn this c0nnec-
ton. tho compilation OF rosters of the
Confederate dead buried in Northern
States and raising funds and erecting a
band ONE monument over the GOO South
srn soldiers buried iu Chicago. will 20
TAR towards peuctuatrg his name with
tho South
General Underwood IS pronounced
Southef9er and typical Kenucklan.
Physically tho general Us a large man OF
commanding presence While very deter
mined aud aggressive I'm carrying out an
outlined project he is liberal in his views.
courteous lh bearing. and refined through
birth as well as by education.