Nowell Logan

The Rev. Nowell Logan was awarded an honorary degree in 1893. He served as a Confederate chaplain and was rector of Episcopal churches in Vicksburg and Pass Christian, Mississippi, until his death in 1924. In the decades after the Civil War, Logan was an active member and chaplain of United Confederate Veterans “camps” and delivered prayers at the dedication of Confederate memorials. For instance, upon the death of the Confederate veteran and former governor of Mississippi, B.G. Humphreys, in 1882, Logan joined other “brothers-in-arms with him” in eulogizing Humphreys’s dedication to the Confederate cause, “a cause dearer to his loyal soul than life itself.”

“Death of Rev. Logan Causes Much Sorrow,” Vicksburg Post, January 4, 1924.

The news of the death of Rev. Nowell Logan was received with much sorrow in this city last night as he served here for a number of years as rector of Holy Trinity church and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. While it was generally known among his friends of former years, that Dr. Logan was in poor health, no one here knew of his death until too late to attend the funeral services, otherwise a number would have gone from here to be present at the last sad rites. Dr. Logan was the oldest Episcopal minister in the diocese, in age and years of service, passed away in Pass Christian, aged 85 years. He was a native of South Carolina and was for about 15 years rector of Holy Trinity, leaving Vicksburg about 25 years ago to take the charge in Pass Christian, where he remained up to the time of is death. He is survived by one sister, Miss Kate Logan, also greatly beloved by many Vicksburg friends. He was a gallant Confederate veteran, and proud of his military service and all during his residence here was chaplain of the local camp of United Confederate Veterans. A man of most consecrated service, cultured, refine and of a most charming personality, his memory will be highly treasured by many loyal Vicksburg friends of former years, all of whom will feel the deepest sympathy for the devoted sister, left without his loving companionship during her declining years.

Source: Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. XI, January to December 1883, p. 240.