The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-03

exact discipline, drilled his command
WIN prohciency. shared all the hard
snlpS with the private soldiers, Was
personally engaged in every battle or
skirinish in which any part of his com
mand participated, and this. by reason
OF OIL. inc tact that fighting often occuvred
win detachments with which he was
present. lie was personally in more
active engagements. great and small.
than any soldier in his command.
his promotion in every instance vas
ment and the brigade
Tenerui Evans was wounded several
times; lie was shot through the log
at Cold Harbor; at Gettysburg, he was
Snot In the left side. from The effect
VI winch he has never recovered. no
was shot through the body ut the bat
which he was disabled for three
months; and he received number OF
o our hesh wounds OF minor import
General Evans led the successful as
SGult in the recapture of Maryc's
m1ights at fredericksburg. At an
otner time he distinguished himself
When leading the charge at daylight on
the l2th OF May. to check the advance
OF the Federals who had swept over
1ohnSons intrenchmcnts. He com
manded at the successful engagement
nj Morton's Ford. He opened the suc-
SStSsiui rout Of the Federal forces at
atnuso urs. lie commanded the rear
guard OF one of the lines of retreat
from Gettysburg
lie led in the celebrated attack on
u,a aIs INES at Fort Steadman at Pc
elspurS These are but a few fea-
lures of his active service. During the
war his strength and health were good
;sNcePt IN one case. and in the instances
IN which he was wounded, and he was
therefore present in nearly all the bat
tles on the soil of Virginia He fought
Win ms division in the various en-
counters around Petersburg and lie
was with General Lee at the surro,d,.r
AT AppomattoX. 1t was specially good
fortune that he led his command IN tile
last attack, and was successful in cap-
turing battery at the very moment
or the surrender.
General Evans will-always be par
ucuiarly close to virginians. He was
mlrer of Stonewall Jackson, with
Wh9m he served until the fatal close of
Ij lac ION 81 life, He was with the spir-
the loss of his leg. and was close TO
E 3. Stuart and to the great Lee
HIS Subsequent Career.
pav wass ad When wf ha vas sss
elclns law as a youth, he was at tho
same time conducting n farm success
IN He had taken part in many of
me enterprises OF his State. He was
enc Of the main projectors OF the
augusta and Chattanooga Railroad. lie
WAS MAS president of the Augusta Improve
capital stock of $3.50. 900. He was aiso
president of the Augusta Land Com
pany with Its capital stock of 800 900
re was the first president OF the Con-
teoerate Survivors Association of Au-
susta, was director OF the Augusta
exposition Company. was q director Of
the Cotton States and international
exposition. and always played an nc-
i've part IN the affairs of the com
inunity in which he lived
upon returning from Appomattox he
carried out purpose, formed durifg
the war to enter the ministry. He had
oeen an active church member since he
was thirteen years old but while n
soldier in the Confederate arniy he
was impressed that II was his duty
TO preach the gospel He resolved
however. TO remain a soldier until the
var was over Returning to his home
ne wound up his business interests
without delay and was received into
Tie North Georgia Conference or tho
Methodist Church. South in Dccer,btr
1868. In this field he served twenty
I'VE years altogether in the cities or
eartersville, Athens, Atlanta Rome
and Augusta. Then on account OF n
constantly recurring trouble from his
old wounds. which were made worse nv
an attack of typhoid fever. he prnctf-
cally retired from the ministry IN 1SgO
General Evans was a Democrat ali
:;'S life, and has been known in noU-
tca since he was seventeen years old
AT the time OF his death nc was
member of the State Prison Com
mission of Georgia. and had been des
iGnated by Governor Hokc Smith 10
ne tho next Adjutant- General of the
National Guard.