Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-05-18
GEN. r.. G. Nj. DUNOyANT.

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In the death of this aged citizen, on
last Thursday, Edgeheld lost not only
her oldest citizen, but one of her most
distinguished.
During the seventy-seven years OF
life that was full of incident, Gen.
D6novant filled many positions of trust
and honor. He raised the first COM
pany in South Carolina for the MeXi-
can war, and rs the commander of
CO. A, from Chester county, he passed
through that era in our country's his
tory: and after the death of Col. p. NJ.
Butler and Lieut.. Col. Dickinson and
the wounding of Maj. GLADDEN. was
made emporarily the commander of
the gallant Palmettoes and brevetted
lieutenant colonel of this regiment.
After the close Of the war with Mex
leo he was made adjutant and inspec-
tor general of the State of South Caro-
lima as n tribute to his general worth
and military experience in that war.
Upon the secession of South Caro-
lima and previous to the formation of
the Confederacy, he was appointed
brigadier general of State troops, but
at the formal establishment of the gov
ernment he gave place to Gen. Beau
regard and was himself appoiated-a
colonel in the armies of the Confed-
eracy, and this position he held until
his resignation from the service.
He was twice member of the legis-
lature, often elected delegate to State
conventions, and once a delegate to
constitutional convention. And yet
Notwithstanding the fact that he often
held public Office, he was never a
politician; he could never stoop to the
tricks of the office seeker, and what he
achieved IN life was Que entirely to
his merit, force of character and will
power.
In private life he was genial and
most companionable, though at times
of irasclble temper. His integrity was
ef the highest order, and no man who
knew him could for moment ques-
tion 1t.
Gen. Dunovant was generally con-
sidered an eccentric man, and in the
sense that he did not keep to the beaten
lines, did not do as others, did not
blindly follow the herd-he was &C.
centric. He did his own thinking,
passed every matter that came before
him tn. ough the ratiocination of his
own intellect, and paid no man the
tribute of making him his file leader
until he had to his own mind deter
mined the right and expediency of do
ing so, and that he was thoroughly con-
scientious in his conclusions there can
be no doubt. and being so clear that
his positions when deliberately taken,
were right, he had little patience with
those who differed with him. He could
not understand how they could be
honest. He was more apt tc take the
weak side than the strong in any po-
litical or other controversy, which
was due in part to the habits of thought
mentioned, but in greater measure to
his self=assertiye PRIDE Of opinion.
In matters pertaining to the soul and
future life he thought no man had
the right to come between the creature
and the Creator, and in Eis own case
he considered it the height of pre-
sumption in anyone to approach him
on such q subject. Il have long since
made up my mind on this matter" he
would frequently say. ConverSant
with the Bible, as were few laymen, he
had evolved creed from its pages
and who can gainsay the right?-from
which he obtained comfort and hope.
In his last days beng asked by his de-
voted sons if he hoped to live again in
a better world, his reply was, twice re-
.peated: "Of course do! Of course l
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