The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-04
DEATH OF GEN. C. A. EVANS.
Former Commander in Chief Of United
Confederate Veterans Passes Away
at Atlanta Home.

Clement A. Evans, former commander
in-chief of the United Confederate eVt-
erans, died here this afternoon at 4.18
o. m. His death was not unexpected.
Arrangements for the funeral will not
be announced before tomorrow.
Gen. Evans, who was 79 years old,
had been confined to his home since the
first of last April, but he had been IN
i'll health for several years. He was
born in Stewart county, Georgia, in
1888, and came to Atlanta to make his
permanent home in 1889, when he was
appointed presiding elder of the Griffin
district, in the North Georgia confer
ence of the Southern Methodist church.
Still Member Of Conference.
At the time Of his death, Gen. Evans
was still a member Of the North Geor-
gia, conference, holding the Office OF
treasurer of the Preachers Aid society.
Gen. Evans was elected commander
in-chief of the United Confederate Vet
erans in April, 1908, and served for
two years, declining to accept re-
election On account of his health. He
was then elected to the position or
honorary commander-in-chief, being
the first member of the Veterans or
ganization to be accorded that honor.
Gen. Evans is survived by six chill
dren, Mrs. W. S. Evans and L. b.
Evans, of Augusta, Ga; p. H. and
Clement Evans, of Mexico City, and
Mrs. r. G. Stephens and Miss sarah
Lee Evans, of Atlanta.
Prominent in Georgia Affairs.
Gen. Evans, since his early manhood,
had been prominent in the affairs OF
Georgia, military, business, civil and
in the work of the Methodist church,
of which he was a minister Tor 20
years.
He was born in Stewart county in
1884 and was educated in the common
schools of Lumkin and afterWard at
Judge William Tracy Gould's law col
lege, at Augusta. He was admitted 10
the bar before he was 19 years Of age
and was elected judge of the county
court at the age of Fl. During his
practice of the law he was associated
with some of the most prominent men
in the legal profession Of the tSate,
among them being seaborn Jones, Al
fred Iverson, Hines Holt and Judge
Ve1lborn. He was sent to the State
senate when he was 26.
His War Record.
When he heard of the first election
of Abraham Lincoln he Immediately
organized a military company anu
nrepared> for the conflict, which ne
thought was inevitable. He served un-
der Jackson, Early and Gordon, at
tanned the rank Of brigadier general
and fought in almost all Of the prln-
cipal battles fought by the Army Oh
Northern Virginia. After the surren-
der, at Appomattox, he returned to MS
native State and worked to restore her
10 her former place in the Union
He resumed the practice Of law, but
soon entered the ministry of the Meth-
odis+ church, in which he worked fer
twenty-five years, later devotlng MS
time to literary pursuits.
Educational Activities.
At one time he was a candidate 1or
nomination for governor, but W7tndre"
TO nrevent a split in the Democratic
,artv. At various times he was trus-
tee Of three colleges and took active !
interest in educational matters. He
aided many young men through COL
lege by advancing the money neces-
sary for their studies. He also was &C
tive in looking after widows and or
nhans Of Confederate veterans.
He succeeded Gen. Stephen D. Lee
o. co1nnander-in-chief Of the United
Confederate vetreans in 1908.
He was the author Of "a Mllltry HIS
tory of Georgia." and edited 'The Con-
federate Military History
At the time Of his death ne was !!
member Of the State prison commits !
sion of Georgia, and had been design
ated by Governor elect Hoke Smith to
be the next adjutant general Of the
National Guard.