The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-01-13
GEN. JOHN B. GORDON DEAD.

Commander In. Chief OF United Conftd d.
crate Veterans Died Saturday Night.
Miami, Florida, January 8, 1904
General John Is. Gordon died at his
winter home at Biscayne, at 1906
o'clock tonight, after heing unconscious
nearly all day. The beginning of the
end occurred this afternoon, serious
complication setting in,, and by night
his physician had abandoned ali hope,
as ms Kidneys refused to secrete and
uramlc poison was very decided. His
death WAS quiet. He fell peacefully
to sleep and all was over.
Gen. Gordon became i'll Wednesday
afternoon with acute indigestion. He
had suffered from the same trouble in
n,lsssis,sipPl ,,,dssn,s pp many months ago. AT, II
O'CLOCK thursday morning consulta-
ton OF physicians was held and it was
found that ho was seriously and criti-
cally ill. His son, Major Hugh Gordon,
who resides ut Biscnyne, was with
MN. "A telegram was sent to his
daughter. Mrs. Burton Smith, of At
Ionta, calling her to his bedside. She
was with him when ho died. General
Gordon grew steadily worse until to-
/ Gay, when ne was unconscious most Of
| the time.
Gen. and Mrs. Gordon had been in
FLORIDA this winter only three weeks
before his death. His health had
been unusually good prior to his fatal
| attack. He had bought winter
home Mt Biscayne three years ago, and
| had since been spending portion of
| his winters there.
Gen. GOrdon's body will be shipped
to his homo at Kirkwood, near Atlanta.
Ga, tomorrow night, leaving here ut
o'clock. They will reach Atlanta
| Monday afternoon.
Con. John Brown Gordon was born
In Upsom County, Georgia., February
., 1882. He was educated at tho Uni
| verslty OF Georgia, studied law and
| was admitted to the Bar. but had prac-
tlceu only short time when he enter
ed the Confederate Army. He raised
a Regiment of Cavalry for the Confed-
crate service, but as that branch of the
military force was not then required
ne organized body of Infantry, offer
ed 1t to the Governor of his State, and
went into the field with his troops,
| VINO received the nickname of "Rac-
coon Roughs," all the men having
been raised on the Raccoon Mountain
! In 1869 Gordon, as Colonel, led his
men into the famons battle of the Sew
en- Pines, during which two thirds of
hls command were either killed or
wounded, When Gen. Rodes was
wounded he relinquished his Brigade
to Gordon. The battles before Rich.
mOnd and at Malvern Hill followed,
and tho gallantry of Gordon's Brigade
was conspicuous in each.
| During Lees march into Maryland
| Gordon was the first to cross the Po
tomac and for his coolness, bravery
and skill was highly complimented by
items. Rodes and Hill. He also
achieved. great distinction at Sharps-
bdrg, where his Regiment occupied
He was wounded five times during tho
engagement, and but for the heroic
attention of his wife would have died.
| In speaking of this battle Gen. Hill
called Gordon the Chevalier Bayard of
the army, character given the Ia
mented kearney on the Federal side.
,, Upon. recovering Gordon was made
the command of the Georgia Brigade.
a month later he was in command at
Marye's Hill, in front of Fredericks-
Durg, where he captured the heights
by q brilliant charge.
In 1854 he won his richest lanruls on
the stormy lines of the Rapidan. The
Confederate troops had been obliged
1 L
Gordon saw the condition Of affairs
and, suddenly turning his men, he
| charged upon the Federal trccps,
broke their line and captured an en-
tire Regiment.
Immediately after entering York,
Pa, he met large body of excited
women anu made them as gallant q
speech rs was ever spoken by O con-
queror. concluding with the assurance:
IL pledge you that not one private
dwelling will be burned or robbed. So
well do know these men, can safsly
PROMISE the head of any one of them
who insults lady"
In 1867 Gen. Gordon was the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor Of Geor-
gie. His party claimed his election by
large majority, but his opponent,
Rufus Is. Bullock, was declared elect
ed.
He was member of the National
| Democratic Convention of 1868 from
Georgia, and delegate at large to
tho Convention of 1872.
| lie was elected TO the United States
Senate in that year, and took his seat
in March following, succeeding Joshua
| Hill. Republican.
His noble, untiring and successful
| efforts in behalf Of South Carolina
! during the great campaign Of 1915 and
! the momentous months that followed
can never be forgotten here. In that
tremendous crisis, quitting his home
| and laying aside all other duties, Gen.
Gordon came to Colum bia, and remain
| ed there. working with Hampton and
our leaders until the Palmetto State
was redeemed.
He was reelected United States
Senator in 1870. but resigned his seat
in 1880. In 1886 he was elected Gov
ernor Of Georgia.
Since his retirameni from no1;t;ooI
activity he has devoted much of his
time in lectnring. presenting to the
North, aH we'll as the SOnth, his lecture
upon 'The Last Days Ct the COnfeder-