Nathan George “Shanks” Evans
Born: February 3, 1824
Birthplace: Marion, South Carolina
Father: Thomas Evans 1790 – 1845
(Buried: Tranquility Plantation, Granville, North Carolina)
Mother: Jane Beverly Daniel 1795 – 1861
(Buried: Old Town Cemetery, Marion, South Carolina)
Wife: Ann Victoria Gary 1837 – 1917
(Buried: Tabernacle Cemetery, Cokesbury, South Carolina)
Children:
Nathan George Evans 1861 – 1924
(Buried: Tabernacle Cemetery, Cokesbury, South Carolina)
Governor John Gary Evans 1863 – 1942
(Buried: Edgefield Village Cemetery, Edgefield, South Carolina)
Major Barnard Bee “Barney” Evans 1864 – 1942
(Buried: Tabernacle Cemetery, Cokesbury, South Carolina)
Mary Martin Evans 1868 – 1934
(Buried: Tabernacle Cemetery, Cokesbury, South Carolina)
Education:
Attended Randolph – Macon College
1848: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (36th in class)
Occupation before War:
1848 – 1849: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Dragoons
1849 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1855 – 1856: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1856 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1861: Resigned from United States Army on February 27th
Civil War Career:
1861: Major and Adjutant General to South Carolina Army
1861: Participated in the Bombardment of Fort Sumter
1861 – 1862: Colonel of South Carolina Infantry
1861: Participated in the First Battle of Bull Run
1861: Participated in the Battle of Ball's Bluff
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam
1862 – 1865: Brigade Commander in South Carolina
1865: Presidential Escort for President Davis leaving at Cokesbury, South Carolina
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: Businessman in Charleston, South Carolina
1866 – 1868: School Teacher & Principal in Midway, Alabama
Died: November 23, 1868
Place of Death: Midway, Alabama
Cause of Death: Not Known
Age at time of Death: 44 years old
Burial Place: Tabernacle Cemetery, Cokesbury, South Carolina
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