Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-01-15
GEN. GORDON
PASSES AWAY
AT HIS WINTER HOME AT MI
ANA, FLORIDA.
BELOVED AS A LEADER
And Mourned Now by the Entire
South. His Was Notable Career
as Soldier, Statesman and Citizen.
Won T anne at Seven Pines.

Miami, Fla.-General John B. Cor
don died at 1905 o'clock Saturday
at his winter home, Biscayne, eight
miles from here.
His fatal illness, was congestion of
the stomach and liver, following an
acute attack of indigestion, to which
he was subject
The last moments of General Cor
don were apparently without pain.
He passed away as peacefully as if he
were sinking into a refreshing slum-
ber
General Gordon arrived at his country
home on Biscayne Bay, Monday before
Christmas to spend the holiday sea-
son with his family. He enjoyed the
rest from the requirements of an ex-
tensive lecture tour, from which he
had just returned.
lie was happy at being able to be
with his devoted wife and sons and
grandsons during the holidays.
He was interested In the work which
he saw going on around him, and in
which he took a part-the work of
making a new home in a new country.
He enjoyed the beauty of the spot
of which his temporary house is the
center and where he looked forward to
seeing palatial home erected in the
near future. He enjoyed the beauti-
full water, which spreads out in a
broad shimmering sheet nearby. He
enjoyed the excellent fishing and the
fine sailing on the bay, the trips with
his family across the bay to the ocean
beach. He never seemed happier nor
more carefree than during the past
few days. 1t was a season of rest and
enjoyment.
On the night before his attack came
on, he seemed unusually well and light
spirited, and remained up until late
hour talking with his family about the
affairs of the farm for the future and
topics general. No man ever had
more interesting family. 1t is home
wherein bright mind fraternizes with
bright mind and when the household
gathered about the freside there was
never a dull moment.
John Brown Gordon was born in
Upson county, Ga, Feb. 6, 1882, his
father being Rev. 2. II. Gordon, we'll |
known Baptist minister. The Gordons
came originally from Scotland. They
were among the earliest settlers of
Virginia, and took an active part in
colonial affairs
After graduating from the Univer-
sity of Georgia, at Athens, young Cor
don studied law, and took up active |
practice Of his profession. He was
for some time associated in the prac-
tice of law with his brother-in-law,
Logan Bleckley, afterwards Chief |
Justice of the Supreme Court of |
Georgia.
In 1854 John B. Gordon, then in
his twenty-second year, married Miss
Fannie Haralson, the daughter of |
Hon. Hugh Haralson, for many years
prominent Congressman from Geor-
gia, and Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs during the
Mexican War.
He was elected Governor of Georgia
in 1886, reelected in 1888 and was re-
turned to the United States senate in
1890.
At the expiration of his term he de-
clined reelection and has since de-
voted himself to lecturing, in which
field he is widely popular. His lecture
on "The Last Days of the Confeder-
acy" has been delivered in almost ev-
cry city in the United States, and al
ways draws large audiences, espec-
tally IN the Northern and Eastern
States.
General Gordon's services as a
statesman have not been for the ben
eft of his state alone.
His seven years service in the
United States senate was brilliant and
statesmanlike.
GENERAL GORDON'S CAREER
When the war came on, young Cor
don was engaged in developing some
mining properties in northern Ala
bama, and he at once set himself to
work to organize company among
the miners and farmers of that local
ity. The company thus formed was
given the characteristic name of the
"Raccoon Roughs," and Gordon was
chosen captain. The "Roughs" were
mustered into the Eight Alabama
Regiment, and soon after Captain
Gordon was promoted to the rank of
the regirr<--t
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