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which the question was submitted to the people of the state, he was elected to fill out the unex- pired term ending March 3, 1903. On July 25, 1901, the Democratic state executive committee of South Carolina asked him to tender his resig- nation as United States senator, which request he ignored. On July 11, 1902, President Roose- velt offered him the position of judge of the United States court of claims, which position he declined, July 22. 1902.

McLAWS, Lafayette, soldier, was born at Augusta, Ga., Jan. 15, 1821. He attended the University of Virginia, 1837-38, and was grad- uated from the U.S. Military academy in 1843, and promoted brevet 2d lieutenant, 6th infantry,

U.S.A., July 1, 1842. He served on frontier and garrison duty in Indian Territory, Mississippi, Louis- iana, Florida and Texas, 1842-46 : was promoted 2d lieu- tenant, 7th infantry, March 16, 1844, and served in the war with Mexico, 1846-47, being engaged in the defence of Fort Brown, May 3-9, 1846; the battle of Mon- terey, Sept. 21, 1846, and the siege of Vera Cruz, March 9, 1847. He was promoted 1st lieutenant, Feb. 16, 1847 ; was on recruiting duty, 1847-48 ; was acting assistant adjutant-general of the department of New Mex- ico, 1849-51 ; was promoted captain, Aug. 24, 1851, and was on frontier and garrison duty in the west, 1852-61. He resigned his commission in the U.S. army, March 23, 1861. On returning to Georgia, he joined the state forces gathered by Governor Brown and was commissioned major of infantry. He entered the Confederate army, March 23, 1861, as colonel of the 10th Georgia regiment and was promoted brigadier-general, Sept. 25, 1861. He was on the Lower Peninsula, Va., under Magruder, and distinguished himself at Lee's Mills, April 16, 1862, and in the seven days' battles before Richmond, where he com- manded the 2d division of Magruder's command, June 25- July 1, 1862. He was ordered to Har- per's Ferry, Va., by General Lee in September, 1862, and with his own and Anderson's divisions gained Maryland Heights, Sept. 13-14, 1862, and with Walker's division on London Heights, and T. J. Jackson's on Bolivar Heights soon forced the surrender of the place. He joined Lee's army during the battle of Sharpsburg, September 17, and commanded his division in Longstreet's

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corps in the remainder of the battle, restoring the shattered Confederate line and covering the safe retreat of Lee's army across the Potomac, Sept. 19, 1862. He commanded his division at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, and held the ground at Marye's Heights, with 5000 men again.st 40.000, and his stand cost the Federal army in killed and wounded more than double the force he com- manded. At Chancellorsville, Longstreet being absent with Hood's and Pickett's divisions, he commanded the corps as well as his own division. At Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, his division held the right of the line of battle. After the retreat into Virginia, with Longstreet's corps he joined Hood's army in Tennessee, and at Chickamauga, Sept. 19-20, 1863, he commanded Longstreet's corps when Longstreet took the command of the left wing after Hood was wounded. In the investment of Knoxville, Nov, 17 — Dec. 4, 1863, he held the riglit of Longstreet's corps and of the line of battle. He was then ordered to the command of the district of Georgia, where he had charge of the defences of Savannah, and in the campaign through the Carolinas in pursuit of Sherman he commanded a division in Hardee's corps and reinforced Hoke's division at Benton- ville, March 20, 1865. He surrendered with John- ston, and after the war engaged in business in Augusta, Ga. In 1875 he was appointed U.S. collector of internal revenue for the district of Savannah, and he was also appointed postmaster at Savannah in 1876. He delivered his lecture, " The Maryland Campaign," in 1886-87, in various cities in the United States and is the author of : Tlie Confederate Left at Fredericksburg in " Bat- tles and Leaders of the Civil War,'' vol. iii., p. 89- 94. He died in Savannah, Ga., July 24, 1897.

MACLAY, Archibald, clergyman, was born at Killearn, Scotland, May 14, 1776. His father died in 1785 and Archibald became the sole supix)rt of his family. He removed to Glasgow where he was educated for the ministry of the Congrega- tional church through the liberality of Robert Haldane. He attended the University of Edin- burgh, and in 1802 began preaching in Kirkcaldy. In 1805 he immigrated with his family to Amer- ica, settled in New York city, and organized a Congregational church on Rose street, but in 1809, with most of his congregation he joined the Baptist church and organized what subsequently became the Tabernacle Baptist church, of which he was pastor, 1809-37. He retired in 1837 and became general agent of the American and For- eign Bible society. He was instrumental in the organization of the American and Foreign Bible Union of which he became general agent, and subsequently president. He procured the dona- tion of l.irge sums of money for the purpose of revising the English Bible, and for the endow-