Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-01-14

TO the strong positions which they
subsequently held During the
November.o corporations Of that year he.
with bis brigade. participated in the
fighting below the Rapidan. On the
memorable 9th OF May, when Ewell's
corps struck the first blow upon the
advancing columns of Grant In the
Wilderness, Gordon 9 brigade. after
Jones had been driven back. ad-
vanced, repulsed the Federals and
re-established the Confederate lire.
On the following day, In command al
two brigades he made a sudden attack AT
sunset upon Sedgwick's corps with such
gnIlanfry that theenemy was driven from
large part Of his works and GOO pris-
0ners captured, among them Generals
Seymour and Shaker In the succeeding
struggle at Spotsyiyania Courthouse
General Gordon was particularly distin.
guished as the commander OF Eariy's di-
vision. Immediately after johnson was
overwhelmed by Hancock he threw his
division in front Of the victorious enemy.
General Lee rode up and evidently in
tended to lead the men In the charge. 90
imminent was the peril of the army. Cor
don demonstrated; the men cried, Il ee to
the rear" and one of them, seizing the
Generals bride, led his horse back, while
the charge was made with fury, and the
Federals were driven back TO the base OF
the Bloody Angle" where the fight con-
tinued with unparalleled fury during the
day.
On May IA, 1864, Gordon was promot-
ed maior-general and put in command oi
a division composed Of Evans Georgia
brigade, Hays and Stafford's Louisiana
brigades and Terry's Virginia brigade,
made MP Of tie remnants OF the Stone.
wall brigade and others. With thiscom-
mand he joined Breckinridxe and Early.
after the battle Of Cold Harbor, in the
repulse OF Hunter, moved to Harper Fer.
~, attacked Maryland Heights and al
MOnocaey led the attack on the right
which routed General Lew Wallace Aft
er this campaign closed before the defen-
ces Of Washington, Gordon had promi-
nent part in the fighting in the Shenan-
doah Valley under Early and was espe-
cially distinguished in the surprise and
defeat OF Sheridan's army early i'm the
day at Cedar Greek. Returning to che
lines before Petersburg, he was assigned
to the command of the Second Corps,
Army OF Northern Virginia.
L NJ AppOindtJO4 COURTHOUSE uen. TOR
I don was put in command of half of Lees
army, who were intended to cut through
Grants line, had not the surrender been
determined upon.
General Gordon had taken appointment
part in the national conventions of his
party since 1866, was q candidate for
Governor of Georgia i'm 1868, and in 1873
and 1879 was elected United States Sen
ator. Resigning in 1880, he actively par
ticipated in the building of the Georgia
| Pacific railroad.
In 1866 and 1888 was elected Govern.
or, and in 1890 again entered the United
States Senate for six years service. From
that time he retired from political activi.
ey. His lecture upon ''The Last DAYS OF
the Coniederacy" is well known.
| From the organization OF the United
Confederate Veterans of the United States
he had held the position of commander
in-chief OF that order, and the memorable
occasion at Nashville in 1897, when he
attempted to resign his position, but was
unanimously and enthusiastically re-elee.
ted, testified to the warmth of affection
in which he was held by the survivors oi
the army.-BaltimOre Sunday Sun.