Thomas J. Evans

(1822-1889)
Virginia

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Thos. J. Evans, Sir Francis Drake and Other Fugitive Poems
(Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, General Printers, 1895)

"Evans, Thomas J., lawyer, was born in King William County, Va., February 2, 1822, and received his education in Richmond. On being admitted to the Bar he rose to distinction and served in the State Legislature; while on the field of battle he commanded the Nineteenth Regiment of Virginia militia."

[Source: Edwin Anderson Alderman & Joel Chandler Harris (eds.), Library of Southern Literature 140 (New Orleans: Martin & Hoyt Co., 1910)(1907)(Vol. 15, Biographical Dictionary of Southern Authors, 1929, Lucian Lamar Knight ed.)]

Poetry

Thos. J. Evans, Sir Francis Drake and Other Fugitive Poems (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, general printers, 1895) [online text]