The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-01
RANKING CONFEDERATE
OFFICER DIES, AGED "a

Barlow. Fla, Nov. 1.--Maj. Gen. e.
NJ. Law. ranking surviving officer OF
the Army OF the Confederate States
Of America, died here yesterday after
General Law. who was 81 years old,
suffered stroke Of paralysis last
Sunday and had been unconscious
since Tuesday. He Is survived BY
three $50 sons ana one daughter His
Eyander McIyer Law. schoolmaster,
lIngton. s. c., IN 1896. He graduated
fS% the s iSSs ana Caroline Sass toaS ary
school at Kings Mountain military
remaining there until he moved to
Tuskegee. Ala. in 1860 to establish a
Upon the secession OF Florida in
January 1861. General Law abandoned
his plans and led a company. Of Ala
bama volunteers to aid the Floridians,
assisting IN the capture Of Pensacola
manned in Florida two months. going
into the Confederate army as lieu
tenant -colonel Of the Fourth Alabama
regiment when the states organized.
Harper's Ferry, but he shortly re-
turned TO Virginia and was wounded
at the frst battle Of Manassas He
attained the rank OF colonel during
the penlnSuih ChTnphlBus anu utter IHb
to the rank OF senior colonel OF bis
brigade. leading his command with
signal gallantry through the seven
days battle from Gaines Mil to NAL
General Law commanded his brigade
In 1852. going through the second
battle OF Manassas and the battles Of
Boonesboro and Antietam and emery
ing as a brigadier-general In october
IN time for the battle Of Fredericks-
Under Longstreet. in the Suffolk
campaign the next year, and at Get.
tysburg, when upon the .wounding of
mand OF the division. he was signally
successful. having been breveted on
the field at Gettysburg by General
Longstreet for manuevering his divi-
sion on the round tops in such man.
Of Kllpatrick's division Of mounted
federal troops.
Was at chlokamaupa.
y General Law went TO the western
army with Longstreet IN 1868, and
a division at Chickamauga. !
for his oonduet MIN
1854 he returned east and was with
General Lee through the Wilderness
and succeeding campaigns until the
battle Of Cold Harbor, where HIS dlvi-
corps With a loss Of $500 men, and
In which engagement he was seriously
wounded.
Returning to duty in February. 1866.
General Law was assigned to General
Wade Hampton's cavalry corps, later
becoming chief OF staff to Gen. Joseph
o. Johnston. Upon the illness Of Gem
erai Butler, General Law was elevated
10 the rank Of major general and as
signed to command Buffers division.
rhis command he held until his sur
render at Greensboro. N. c.. April 25.
General Law came. to Florida In
ished the South Florida military I'M
,ttute, the forerunner of the Univer-,
dty OF Florida. Later he became
,ditor of the Barlow rier-Informant
md served In that capacity until his
'etirement from active life In 1915.
He rspeatedly had .a refused hoaopS
4 United Confederate Veterans. and
t the state reunion in 1916 opposed
Tigorousiy the adoption OF a resolution
proposing his name for commander-in-
hief Of the national organization, de-
laring that the honor OF being senior
vas sufficient. This distinction he had
leld six years prior to his death.
Harry l.. Frank at Rest.
Following private funeral services
or Harry l.. Frank, who died Satur-
ay. from his late residence on Poplar
treet, the body was removed to
ilzpah temple for q public funeral at
$50 O'clock. Rabbi Holtzberg Of /
ciated. The services were largely at /
steem by q host OF friends. He was
ice president OF Mizpah congregation.
pallbearers were George
teiner Harry Wise, NJ u. Anderson J