The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
Story Of the Days When Alabama Senator's Son
 Fought Remarkable Duel
Glimpse Into Past Shown by Life of Col H. C. Chambers Native of Limestone County, Who Grew to Manhood
 on the Colbert Reserve in North Alabama

The following from the Memphis
 sunday Appeal of May 21, 1871, is
 published here today because of it's
 historic value to Alabamians, and
 as striking example of the fin-
 ished and exquisite obituary ar-
 ucles which were characteristic of
 the newspaper writers of the south
 during the antebeIIum and civil
 war periods. It was published
 under the heading, "Death of Hon.
 H. c. Chambers; his duel with Hon.
 William A. Lake,
 An intimate acquaintance commencing Tn boyhood demands something more than the brief announcement we made few days since of the death of Hon. H. c. Chambers. Since the death of Colonel Chambers the following extract was found in his Bible, which we publish be- cause it is more correct as far as it goes than anything we can write:
 Henry c. Chambers, youngest child of pr. Henry Chambers and Eliza Smith, his wife, was born in Limestone county, Ala bama, July 26, 1923 graduated at Princeton College, New Jersey, in 1S44; removed to Rarkin county, Mississippi, in the winter of 1S44-5 and to Cohoma county, Missis- sippi, in 1854; was elected a member of the general board of levee commissioners in March, 1859, and to the legislature of the state in the same year; was on the presidential electoral ticket for the state at large in 1861 Jefferson Davis being the only candidate for first President of the Confederate states), but resigned that position on becoming candidate for a seat in the first Congress under perma- rent constitution, to which he was elect ed and in 1862 was reelected without op- position to the second Congress.
 HI. c. CHAMBERS.
 "September 10, 1864"
 The above is copied from Colonel Cham bers' Bible, where it appeared in his own handwriting. He died of inflammatory rheumatism after week of great suffer- ing at his residence near Carson's Land ing, Boliver county. Mississippi at 2:30 o'clock on Thursday morning, May Il, 1871, and his remains were brought to Memphis and buried in Elmwood ceme- tery.
 Colonel Chambers descended from one of the oldest and wealthiest families in North Alabama. His father, Dr. Henry Chambers, was elected United States sen- ator soon after the state of Alabama was admitted to the union.
 Col. H. c. Chambers, the subject of this obituary, was raised in what IS known as Colbert's Reserve, eight miles from Florence, Ala. Hon. John McKin- ley, formerly a senator in Congress, and afterwards appointed United States su- prcn1e court judge, was MT. Chambers guardian. The deceased had all the ad- vantages of an early education. and he avaiIed himself of them, and when he graduated he was considered one of the most promising young men of Alabama.
 STOOD HIGH AT SCHOOL
 He always stood among the first at school and college, and received the praise of every teacher to whom he recited His manners were attractive, and his person was handsome as his mind was beauti- ful. His nature was full of true courtesy, blended with a just pride of character He made favorable impression wher- ever he went. No one could see his bland manners, winning smile and intelligent remark of Addison that "A good face is letter of recommendation. As he stood before you he presented a fine front and