Author talk:George Llewellyn Christian
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Born April 13, 1841, in Charles City county, Virginia, son of Edmund Thomas Christian and Tabitha Rebecca Graves, his wife. His father's ancestor, Thomas Christian, settled in Charles City county, Virginia, in 1687, having come from a distinguished family in the Isle of Man His grandfather was Turner Christian, who was a brother of Henry Christian, who was a captain in the revolutionary war. On his mother's side his ancestors were also English. His early education was obtained an private schools, and in the Northwood and Taylorsville Academies of Charles City county. In 1861, when twenty years of age, he enlisted in the Confederate army as a private in the Second Company of the Richmond Howitzers, with which he served until May 12, 1864, when he was desperately wounded (near the Bloody Angle) at Spottsylvania Court House. At that time he was a sergeant of the company. He lost one leg and a part of the other foot, and as the result of these wounds was incapacitated for further service in the field, and he entered the University of Virginia, in 1864, where he remained one session. Upon leaving the university, having lost everything by the war, he entered the clerk's office of the circuit court of the city of Richmond, and in 1870 began the practice of his profession. From 1872 until 1878 he was clerk of the court of appeals, and from 1878 to 1883 was judge of the hustings court of the city of Richmond. He has been president of the Richmond City Chamber of Commerce, of the city council of Richmond, of the City Bar Association, of the National Bank of Virginia, of which he is now president, and of the Virginia State Insurance Company. Judge Christian is a member of the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans of Virginia, and has made many contributions to the literature of the war for southern independence. His "Report on the Conduct of the War," October 11, 1900, is a splendid tribute to the humanity of the south. His address on John Tyler and Abraham Lincoln, the "Capitol Disaster," and his "Confederate Experiences" are written with remarkable mastery of the pen. He is a member of the City and State Bar associations, and other social organizations. In politics he is a Democrat. His first wife was Miss Ida Morris, by whom he had three children: Cassie Claudia, Morris H., and George L., Jr. His second wife was Miss Emma Christian, by whom he has three children: Stuart, William, and Frank Christian. His address is Richmond, Virginia.
Source: Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume III
- VII--Prominent Persons
Report by Judge Geo. L. Christian, Acting Chairman, . 33
I. The right of secession established by Northern testimony.
II. The North the aggressor in bringing on the war, established by their own testimony.
Report by Judge Geo. L. Christian, Chairman, ... 69
A contrast between the way the war was conducted by the Federals and the way it was conducted by the Confederates, drawn almost entirely from Federal sources.
Report by Judge Geo. L. Christian, Chairman, . . .107
On the treatment and exchange of prisoners.
Report by Judge Geo. L. Christian, Chairman, . . .141
North Carolina and Virginia in the Civil War.
Report of the History Committee of the U. C. V. , made to the Reunion of Confederate Veterans, held at Richmond, Va., May 30th-June 3d, 1907, by Judge Geo. L. Christian, of Richmond, Va., ..... 173
I. Which side was responsible for the existence of the cause or causes of the war?
II. Which side was the aggressor in provoking the conflict?
III. Which side had the legal right to do what was done?
IV. Which side conducted itself the better, and according to the rules of civilized warfare, pending the conflict?
V. The relations of the slaves to the Confederate cause?