The age-herald., 1901-02-22
SOLDIER RESTS
 HIS WARFARE OYER Sleeps the Sleep That Knows No Waking CHARLES TsHARDMAN DEAD Heroic In Battle, He Was Brave In Peace-A Confederate Veteran.
 One of oldest Five Residents
 of Birmlnsham-Funerals
CHARLES T.HARDMAN DEAD


 his residence, Third avenue and Seven morning, aged 72 years. He suffered from a stroke of paralysis on the 18th of Feb ruary. and from 1t he never rallied.
 Captain Hardman Is survived Spy fou. daughters, Mrs Moorefeld, Mrs. Ehr man, Miss Porter Hardman and Mis- Clara Hardman, and three sons, Jame. Hardman, Charles Hardman and Will lam Hardman.
 Captain Hardman was one of the old est four or five residents of Birming ham, having removed hither from Bul, lock county, Ala, in 1871, shortly aftcl the site of Birmingham had been SUI veyed. Thus he saw the beginning o: this city, and from the outset took par, in It's building His health had been re- markedly strong previous to his para lytlc stroke of week ago, and he rode a bicycle and attended to his affairs ever, day.
 Captain Hardman was born in MorgaIl county, Ga., January 5, 1929. and he haG therefore entered his 7Srd year. In his childhood his parents removed to Pike county, this State, and took up theI, residence in a district that Is now a part of Bullock county. Subsequently young Hardman went to the adjoining county o: Macon, where he grew up, and where, IT. his 1st year, he married Miss flask. Fielder. who lived happily with him foi forty-nine years. dying in 1899.
 Captain Hardman was Confederat, veteran and his old comrades will act his pall-bearers this afternoon. At tn. outset of the war between the states h1 organized a company of which he was chosen lieutenant and which became Co. B of the First Regiment, Alabama in- fantry. He served with this regiment at the battle of Shiloh, April 6 and 2, 1862. and in various minor engagements. In June of that year, owing to severe physi- cal disability he was compelled to re- turn home. In the autumn of 1862 h. organized Company of the Sixth Regi- ment, Alabama Cavalry, and was elected captain. In this rank he served wttl. James H. Clantons brigade until the clost of the war, frequently being in command of the regiment and occasionally of the brigade. His military service was main ly in Alabama and Georgia In 1865 the regiment fought with Steels advanc, against Mobile, and with Wilson's raid CTS through central Alabama Prior to this the regiment had been active be- tween Marietta and Dalton and Atlanta. It was at Pollard, and near Montgomery in the engagement with Rosseau at the time of his destroying the West Point railroad. After the surrender of the forces under General Forrest, Captain Hardmal. went to Montgomery and was paroled.
 Captain Hardman's war record was most enviable; he being widely known fo his daring, gallantry and skill In leadin, his troops. He was one of the braves; soldiers
 In all the relations of life he was al upright and straightforward man, anc was held In the highest esteem by al classes of the people of this community, to whom his stately, dignifled, courteous and ever genial presence has been so long familiar and so universally honored He was brave in war-a hero of the he roes-and he has been brave and true II, all the relations of the long peace he en joyed after the war drums beat no Ion ger and the battle-fags were furled. anc there came for his just and faithful spiri the real parliament of man, the true fed eration of the world.
 Old Captain Hardman, old in years ant in virtues, but young to the last hour | the abundance of human love and sympa- thy-old in war, old in peace, but young in love and death-this old soldier of tn. young heart will be laid away by battle scared comrades to sleep on deaths eternal camping-ground. out wonder or Oakhill, toward even-time when this da, is far spent; and no braver man ha' been borne by brave men on the last lit tie journey to join the vaster army O. comrades who rest where no sound O battle shall be heard, where there shal be no more strife, no more sea!
 The brave old mans funeral will talk place from the family home at 3 o'clocl this afternoon. Last night there came this place of nightly toll a comrade, a old soldier one of the immortal Army 0 the Grey. He had been weeping, as h. is impelled to weep with ever-increas,nr frequency as the ranks of his comradc' grow rapidly thinner.
 Camp Hardee will assemble at the hall Friday afternoon at o'clock to at tend the funeral of Comrade c. T. Hard man." he said. ''The funeral service will be held at the residence. Third ave nue and Seventeenth street. at o'clock The pall-bearers appointed by CamI Hardee are C.. T. Hughes, Felix Me Laughlin John W. Bush, W. E. Yancey s. L.. Robertson, pr. Dozier, John Ho ran."
 This much is issued as an order b, Commander S. L. Robertson of Camy Hardee, and Is countersigned by J. Law