Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-30
GENERAL Hal. ] E:MA|V.
j. c. Y. COMMANDER,
DIES AF TER STROKE


old, commander-in- chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, wear
ing thu honors of long, active years
today had answered the final rol
call and gone to rejoin those com
rsdes in gray whose cause he hao
served since it first called hin
from his school books, a boy of 10
General Haldeman, at one time
part owner OF the Courier-J Journal
died late Monday from a heart at
tack in the Emergency hospital at
Churchill. Downs. He had beer
stricken a half hour before while
watching the races, his favorite
sport.
Seated in q box, surrounded by
scenes and friends he loved, he com
planned OF feeling i'll and suggested
he should so home. lie was assist
ed from the box, but before he could
reach his automobile the attack had
overcome him to such an extent II
was necessary to call for stretch'
er to carry him to the track nos
pital.
az am nauseated," he murmured,
as he was borne into the. hospital.
And those were his last words.
Third Attack Fatal
General Haldeman, who had vail
antly resisted the infirmities of age,
suffered an attack about two weeks
ago while addressing the United
Daughters of the Confederacy at
their state convention at Frank
fort. He similarly was stricken last
Thursday at Churchill Downs, but
he had returned to the races, ap'
parently completely recovered.
He was at the Downs with Mr..
and Mrs. Palmer Graham, of Louis
vile; j. Frazier Bonnie, a son-ln-
law, and Mrs. Arthur Krock, of New
York, wife of a former editor of the
Louisville Times.
Soon after General Haldeman was
stricken, his chauffeur brought the
generals wife, Mrs. Lizzie Robards
Haldeman, and his daughter, Mrs.
Clara Bruce Haldeman Bonnie, to
the Downs, bat he was dead before
they arrived. A telegram was sent
from the track, notifying Mrs. Anne
Espenhain, in Akron, Ohio, another
daughter.
General Haldeman's last public APP
pearance of Importance was the &C.
casion of the realization of what
had been one of his fondest dreams.
On July Z, last, he presided at eX-
erciseS at FairVieW, Ky, when d
huge shaft marking the birthplace
of Jefferson Davis, Confederate pres
ident, was dedicated. General Hal
deman was president of the Jeffer-
son Davis Home association and it
was largely through his indomitable
efforts that funds for building the
monument were obtained. When the
Davis shaft was dedicated the gen
eral was made head of the Jeffer-
son Davis Memorial association, an
organization formed to care for the
memorial.
Honored by Comrades
In Memphis, last May, General
Haldeman unanimously was re-
elected commandments of the
United Confederate veterans, an
office for which he was first chosen
in New Orleans in 1928. He had
had conferred upon him a lifetim
commission as commander of the
Veterans of the Orphans Brigade
in 1915 and from 1910 to 1915 he
served as commander of the Ken
lucky division, United Confederate
veterans.
Since his retirement, in 1918, as
editor-in-chief of the Louisville
Times, the interests of his comrades
of the War Between the States had
been virtually his sole concern.
For the last thirty years General
Haldeman had made his winter home
ut Naples.on-the-Gu Fla, and, ac
cording to news dispatches, his
death is mourned as widely in Flor
ida as if he had been citizen of
that state.
Besides the widow and two daugh.
ters, General Haldeman leaves a
brother, Bruce Haldeman, of Louis
vile,
Funeral service will be held at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
First Presbyterian church, of which
General Haldeman was a trustee.
Burial will be in Cavehiu cemetery.
General Haldeman will be buried in
his full uniform as commander Of
the Confederate veterans.
General Haldeman, soldier, editor
and former Democratic national
committeeman, was born in Louis
Vile July -, 1916, the son of Walter
\. tiadleman, founder Of the Louis
Willie Courier-Journal
ENiled with his father during the
War Between the States he fought
for the south, but after the war re.
turned here.
At the outbreak of the conflict the
elder Baldeman was editor and pub
Usher of the Journal. On account
of his southern Sympathies his pa
per was suppressed. The general was
commissioned an ensign in the Con-
federate navy, but he soon resigned
to join the famous Orphans brigade.
Career as Editor
With the coming of peace the
Haldemans, father and son. returned
to Louisville and revived the Jour
nal. Young Haldeman left a year
later to attend college, and on his
return began his career as editor Of
the weekly edition of the Courier
Journal. Later, it became a daily,
and in May, 1854, the Times, an aft
ernoon edition, was added 10 the
property. Mr.. Haldeman became ed
itor after the retirement Of his fa-
Their, and with his brother, Bruce
Haldeman, was principal owner of
the property from which he amassed
q fortune.
General Haldeman repeatedly de-
clined public offices. it is said, with
three exceptions. Through his in.
terest in racing he accepted appoint
ment to the state racing commits
sion and because of his military
service was made adiutant general
OF Kentucky. The third office was
that of Democratic national com
mitteeman.
1t was said that he never missed
reunion OF Confederate veterans.
As commander Of the veterans of
the Orphan hrisade he was widely
known throughout the south.
General Ifalieman married Miss