Clement Anselm Evans
Clement Anselm Evans (* 25. February 1833 in Stewart County , Georgia , † 2. July 1911 in Atlanta , Georgia) was an American lawyer, historian, author, and Brigadier General of Confederate in the Civil War .
Life
Evans was born in Georgia in 1833. After his normal school education, he studied law at the Augusta Law School in Augusta, Georgia. He was admitted to the bar at the age of 18 and was a district judge at 21. Since he was also successful in politics, he became a state senator at the age of 25 . When Abraham Lincoln was elected US President in 1860 and the decision on secession was pending, Evans, as a secessionist and advocate of slavery , organized a company of the militia consisting of volunteers.
Civil War
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Evans went to the Confederate Army with most of his militia company and was on November 19, 1861 a major of the 31st Georgia Infantry and on May 13, 1862 their Colonel (colonel). With his unit he took part in the Seven Day Battle on June 25 - July 1, 1862 , on August 28 and 30, 1862 in the Second Battle of the Bull Run and on September 17, 1862 in the Battle of Antietam . From September to November 1862 Evans commanded on behalf of General Alexander Robert Lawton his brigade. He then fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg from December 11-15, 1862 .
In 1864 Evans took part in the Battle of the Wilderness from May 5-6, 1864 and in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (Virginia) from May 8-21 . He was then promoted to brigadier general to replace General James Byron Gordon , who had been promoted to division commander. In the subsequent Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864 in Frederick County , Maryland , Evans was wounded and took part in the siege of Petersburg , Virginia , as a division commander in his recovery . He kept command of the division until the Appomattox campaign from March 29 to April 9, 1865 at the end of which he surrendered to Appomattox Court House .
After the war, Evans became a pastor of the United Methodist Church , was in charge of several churches in the Atlanta area until 1892 and helped set up several organizations for veterans such as the Confederate Survivors Association in Augusta, of which he became first president, and the United Confederate Veterans in 1889 of which he was director for the next twelve years. From 1892 he wrote his memoirs and worked as the author of several books.
Evans County , Georgia, formed on August 11, 1914, was named after him.
Works (selection)
- Intrepid Warrior: Clement Anselm Evans Confederate General from Georgia, ISBN 0890295409
- Dixie after the War ISBN 0766194205
- Confederate Military History, 12 volumes (co-authored), ISBN 1410213765
See also
literature
- David J. Eicher, The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography , University of Illinois, 1997, ISBN 0-252-02273-4
- Richard N. Current, Encyclopedia of the Confederacy (1993) (4 vol.) ( ISBN 0132759918 )
- John H. Eicher & David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3
- Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders , Louisiana State University Press, 1959, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5
Web links
- Clement Anselm Evans in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Evans, Clement Anselm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer, historian, author, and brigadier general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stewart County , Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1911 |
| Place of death | Atlanta , Georgia |