The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-21
Distinguished Veteran Passes Away After Lingering Illness
NEWS CAUSES MUCH GRIEF
Remains Will be Taken to Talladega Today Where Interment Will be Made Beside Loved Ones
 Tomorrow.

hospital, where ne mas peeh liAS' ing for many days, with daughter son. nece and nephew around the bedside watching the ebbing of an active event ful life, until the 'futterlng pulse stood still" General Charles Miller Shelley fell asleep in death at the beginning of yesterdays early morning watch
 With his passing from earthly scenes a loving, devoted father, most kind hearted and devoted friend, noble eiti- zen, a true tried and brave Confederate soldier, a gentleman and a consecrateo Christian, joined the ranks of his old Thirtieth Alabama regiment around the camp fires of the beyond.
 Even though in his seventy-third year the general fought the last battle With his characteristic valor and the sturdy constitution which carried him through the many hardships of the civil war held him up when others would have fallen. Cancer of the stomach, however, finally conquered. He was taken with sink4g spell at clock Saturday afternoon and never regained consciousness.
 In Search of Health.
 Feeling that his strength was slowly falling the last year was spent entirely in search of health General Shelley in the sprIng went to Fort Des Moines, Ia. where his son, James, was located with the United States army. Returning last summer, with his daughter he went up to Cullman, but becoming worse was brought to Birmingham, to the home Of P. G. Bowman about the first of Decem- Der After two weeks the physicians thought it better to remove him to Browns infirmary where he lay until the call of death. Every attention of medical science proved unavailing and from the morning of his last birthday, December 2S, all hopes were given up. General sheeley is survived by two chill dren. James Etter and Elizabeth Me Connell Shelley The daughter was the right hand of the aged veteran during her whole life and is perhaps the most deeply affected. James is a lieutenant in regiment now stationed in Cuba. On leave of absence he arrived in the city about the first of the year and has been faithfully watching at the sick bed. Miss Margaret and Mir. Robert Waits nephew and neice. respectively, have also shown their love with many attentions.
 News Causes Deep Regret.
 The news of the passage was received in the city yesterday with deep regret. In fact all over the state it will be the cause of great lamentation. Few men of public life have ever bound to them with such strong ties young and old alike nor gained as quickly the respect of those with whom they came in contact. At Washington where he represented the Selma district in congress for number of years, was fourth auditor of the treas ury and practised law, there are many men whose lives have been touched with this great personality.
 Talladega. his old home, will receive him today with open arms with the love and sorrow of a grief stricken mother.
 The remains, accompanied by relatives, friends and members of Camp Hardee Confederate veterans, will leave this morning at s:SO on the Louisville & Nash vile railroad. The pail bearers from the home to the depot will be: Honorary, Gen. E. W. Pettus, Gen F. s. Ferguson, Gen E. W. Fucker, Judge Thomas R. Roulac, Frank s. White, Hannis Taylor of Mobile, James Weatherl., P. c. Bow man, Rittenhouse Moore, Francis B. Clark Samuel L. Robinson. Joseph H. Parsons; active, A. H. Woodward, Will jam M. Walker, Culpepper Exum, L. V. | Clark Frank Willis Barnett, and Frank 1 s. White, Jr.
 | On arrival in Talladega the pail bearers l in charge will be w. H. Boynton, c. c. | Whitson, c. A. Joiner, Ed Stone and Armstrong Houston. The funeral will he held from the Methodist Episcopal church of which he was for many years an ac- tive member, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, and the noble veteran will be laid to rest beside his wife, his father and his mother.
 Sketch of Active Career.
 1 General Shelley was born in Sullivan county, Tennessee, and was educated principally at Talladega, where his pa- rents located in 1887. His father was a contractor and builder, and at the early age of 15, having learned the trade of | bricklaying. Charles was already con tracting for work on his own account.
 He lived in Talladega until the war broke out, and in February, 1861, went with the Talladega artillery to Mobile, having been lieutenant of that company Upon the return of the company from Mobile he was made its captain. Tn April, 1861, he accompanied the Fifth regiment | to Pensacola and remained until April 13, when he was ordered to Virginia and served year there. In February, 1862, he | was Commissioned a colonel and organized | the Thirtieth Alabama regiment of in I fantry and was assigned to Rains bri- gade, then to Barton's brigade, and served in the latter through the East Tennessee and Kentucky campaigns.
 He was then in Stephenson's division of Braggs army in front of Nashville, was then ordered to Vicksburg and served un- til the city was captured, when he sur rendered and was paroled. After his ex- change he engaged in the battles of Look 1 out Mountain and of Missionary Ridge.