The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-06
GEN, CLEMENT A. EVANS.

After lingering at deaths door for nearly
a month, Gen. Clemant A. Evans, formerly
Commander-in-C Chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans, died at his home in At
lanta, Georgia, Sunday afternoon at 4:4O
o'clock of Bright's disease.
Gen. Evans, who was seventy nine 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, Ca, in 1888, and went to
Atlanta to make his permanent home in
1899, when he was appointed presiding
elder of the Griffin District in the North
Georgia Conference, Methodist Church.
Gen. Evans was elected commander-in-
chief of the United Confederate Veterans
in 1908, and served for two years, declining
to accept reelection on account of his
health. He was then elected to the position
of honorary COMMUNICATIVE ief.
When Gen. Evans heard of the first cleo
ton Of Abraham Lincoln he Immediately
organized a military company and prepared
evtable. He served under Jackson, Early
and Gordon, and attained the rank of
brigadier general, and participated in all
of the battles and engagements fought by
the Army of Northern Virginia from the
First Manassas to Appomattox.
After the surrender at Appomattox he
returned to his native State and worked to
restore her to her former prosperity.
He resumed the practice of law, but soon
entered the ministry of the Methodist
Church, in which he worked for twenty
five years, later devoting his time to liter
airy pursuits.
He was the author of "a Military His
tory of Georgia. and edited "The Con-
federate Military History"
Pure in life, prepared for death, his
career rounded and complete, our great
leader, crowned with the love and respect
of his comrades and his countrymen, has
been called to ''join the rapidly increasing
army on the ather side.'
The life of Gen. Evans tells this great
truth: Great success and grandeur of
character are not due to outbursts of indi-
vidual power or the meteoric brilliancy of
genius, but are the results of diligent and
faithful effort long continued, pursued with
the fixed and honorable purpose of doing
all things we'll and faithfully and neglect
ing none. His brave and fearless life as
an officer in that splendid army which
fought for the South and his quiet Christian
graces, rounding out and completing the
perfection of his character, present a model
of matchless manhood beyond the reach OF
pencil or chisel. The world is better and
purer that he lived. Here he stops, but
his work and example survive. His mem
DRY will linger fresh and green in the hearts
of his comrades that knew and loved him.
His body rests in Georgia soil, but his name
and fame live forever in the history of his
country. Who shall say that in the last
moment, when the celestial messenger
came to the peaceful home unannounced Of
this pure man, this chivalrous Southern
born gentleman, and touched the great hu-
man heart and babe it rest forever, the acts
of kindly bene6cence, the sweet charities
of good life, we're not transformed into
rays of living light, Illuminating to the
freed spirit the pathway to the realm of the
infinite and immortal!