 Evans-Stephens papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteClement Anselm Evans (1833-1911) was a lawyer, judge, state senator, soldier, and Methodist minister. He was born near Lumpkin in Stewart County, and married Mary Allen Walton in 1854. The couple had eight children, three of whom died in infancy. He was admitted to the bar at the age of eighteen, elected a county judge at age twenty-one, and elected a state senator in 1859 as a member of the Know-Nothing Party. When Civil War began, Evans resigned from the legislature and joined the Confederate army as a private rising to command the 31st Georgia Infantry (Bartow Guards), and eventually promoted to brigadier general and commanded Lawton's/Gordon's Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia's II Corps. After the war, Evans began a career as a Methodist minister. Evans also helped found the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) and served as its Georgia Division commander for several years. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. For more information, see the article Clement Evans in the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of the papers of Clement Anselm Evans, diaries and letters to his wife Allie (Mary Allen Walton), which record his role in the Civil War, and typescripts of the book "Intrepid Warrior," which is the published version of these papers. Intrepid Warrior was compiled and edited by Robert Grier Stephens, Jr., grandson of Clement A. Evans. Also in this collection is an 1865 letter from Abraham Lincoln and 2 cartes-de-visite, all pertaining to Alexander H. Stephens, who was also an ancestor of Robert Stephens. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationEvans-Stephens papers, ms2946, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||