The new South-news., 1908-06-20
EVANS and MEMPHIS
TO BUY BIRTHPLACE or DAVIS
General CIsman A. Evans Elected Com
mandarin -Chisf---Msmphis Selected
ss Nest Meeting Place.

Birmingham. Ala With the gelec.
ton of Memphis az the place for the
nvst reunion. and the election Of Gen.
sfal Clement A. Evans OF Georgia as
oommsnderln-chief 20 succeed the late
General stephen d. Lee. the United
Confederate Veterans adjourned their
annual convention late Wednesday AZ
tcrnoon.
The solcciion OF the place OF meet
tng aroused great rivalry between
Memphis and Atlanta. these two cities
being the only ones pat IN nomination.
Strong HpcicIca were made Tor each
place. but when Virginia came over 10
the aido OF Memphis. the Atlanta sup.
yoricrs realized that the hght was lost
General Clement A Evans, the new
commander in-chief. ~ man OF pleas.
ant address. and one Of the most loved
Ia the army. ~, ~ native OF Goor.
Hia. and born OF North Carolina and
Virginia revolutionary par'nlage Ne
wRs graduate OF the Georgia Law
school. and began practice OF law at
10 years OF age. ~ was elected judes
Of Tho county court az ~ and state
senator al 70.
The civil war commenced when he
was senator. and although no Wss ex-
.mpt from military service he joined
a company IN hts county in January.
1861. and bcElI hls military career.
lie was nrst elected major Of the
fhiriy.nrst GiOrgia ieylmenl. and then
promoted colonel Ills regiment was
pat la iawton'8 brigade, afterwards
cordon's brigade. General Evans sue.
cecdod Gordon whrn he was promoted
major general. and again succeeded
Gordon In command OF tle division. Ills
service was In the Army OF Northern
Virginia. he participated IN all the bat |
ties fought ON the soil OF Virginia, |
Maryland aud Pennsylvania lie was /
wounded FIVE times. Two OF them very /
at Gettysburg
In command Of his division at Appa. |
maltox. he made the last Tight. which |
was done after the surrender because /
he had not received notice OF the truce. /
lie has born active In the United |
all reunions except one He was com
all reunions ccept oae. II, was com
mandcr Of the Georgia division twelve /
years with the rank OF major general, !
succeeding Gordon as commander OF 4
The Army OF Tennessee department
with rank Of lieutenant general.
There was the greatest excitcme ment In |
the convention hall when the time
came TO elect a new commandment.
chief After General Irving Walker
had taken the chair, General Bennett
H. Young nominated General Evans
IN = glowing speech. General Withers
Nominated General Cabcii aud tho vote
resulted Evans i.s32. CabrII i.os< In
the contest for the place OF next meet
ing the result was Memphis l.ly6. AT.
lanfa LEO
Upon assuming command General /
Evans issued the following general or.
der No. |
In ohedienc, of the mandates OF /
my beloved comrades as expressed In
convention this day. assume com
Dand OF the United Confederate Vet
'rans. Comradc William Il. Mickl, ls
hereby appointed adjuiant general aud
thief OF stan, with the rank OF major
general lie viii Immediately enter
ipon the discharge OF his dudes and
viii be obeyed and respected accord.
ngly."
Following the election of command !
cr.in-chief, General George W. Cor.
Ion was elected commander OF the I
department OF Tennessee, to succeed /
General Evans, General Irvine Walker |
was reelected commander OF the army |
OF northern Virginia, and General Ca 4
bell commander OF the ,rans-Missis.
sippl department.
The report OF the credentials com.
mlttoc showed that there were $50 /
camps In attendance. and the total
OF voting delegates ease
All the veterans were enthusiastic
In their praise OF the manner In which
birmingham entertained them.
An interesting feature OF the big re-
union convention was the Inauguration
OF the movement to buy the birthplace
of Jefferson Davis.