Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-07
c. A. EVANS
LAID To FINAL REST
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Twilight Shadows Were Be-
ginning to Fall When Body
of Georgia's Hero Was Borne
to Oakland Cemetery

The body of Gen. Clement A. Evans,
hero of the Confederacy. and one of the
men who have helped make Georgia
great since that historic struggle, was
laid at rest in Oakland cemetery We'd
nesday afternoon. with churchly, civil
and military honors.
The threefold nature of the laureIs
that crowned his useful life made the
subject of the eloquent eulogies pro-
nounced above his bier, and formed the
most striking feature of the funeral GER
emonies.
To the hero of many a battle field,
the Rev. r. Lin Cave, himself fighter,
now chaplain of the United Confederate
Veterans, paid glorious and deserved
tribute.
To the man Of peace who has served
his state in civil life, the Rev. DR.. FL.
NJ. Hamill. of Nashville, directed his
splendid encomnium.
To the minister Of the gospel, who had
laid aside the sword to spread the mes
sage of the Prince of Peace, Bishop
Warren Gambler, Of the Methodist
church, directed his touching and APP
propriate words.
The ceremonies began at the state cap
itol when the body of General Evans
was conveyed from the family residence
at 1880 a. m. to the capitol rotunda.
where II lay in state until the hour OF
the funeral services. From noon until
3:s0 D. m a steady throng OF friends
and comrades and people who held his
name as one of the priceless heritages
of the commonwealth pasesd beside the
bier for one last look on the old war
rior's face.
He lay. lifelike and heroic. upon a
couch, draped with Confederate banners
clothed in his gray uniform with the
cross of honor. the gold badge presented
him by the United Confederate veterans,
and the insignia of brigadier general
which he wore at Appomattox. Around
the bier were grouped innumerable flow
cry tributes, which later were carried 70
the church, and thence to the grave. IL
was at the request of the veterans who
had followed General Evans on the bat
tlefleld. that no casket was used at the
capitol and their last glimpse of their
fallen leader was that OF comrade fal-
len asleep.
PROCESSION TO CHURCH.
At $3.50 o'clock the procession was
formed at the capitol to escort the body
TO the First Methodist church, where
the unreserved pews and galleries had
long since been filed by waiting hun
dreds.
battalion of infantry from the Fifth
regiment, Georgia national guard, and a
troop of cavalry. the Governors Horse
Guard, formed the military escort All the
Atlanta United Confederate veteran
camps were out in full strength. headed
by the camp commanders, nearly all OF
them in uniform. and most of them car
rying wreaths or other flowery tributes.
= OFFICIAL ESCORT.
The state house officials, headed by
Governor Smith, formed another part Of
the escort, while the United States army
was represented by Gen. Albert L. Mills
and STAFF, of the department of the gulf.
Distinguished officers Of the United Con-
federate veterans from Georgia and other
parts of the south were also in attend
ance.,
The course of the procession from the
capftol to the church through Mitchell
to whitehall street. and thence out
Peachtree street, through theAheart of the
city, where traffic was hushed and many
heads were barred as the cortege proceeded
on Its way.
Bishop Warren Gambler had charge