Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Grasty, William C. June 21, 1913
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The Atlanta Constitution, 22 June 1913, PG B6
MAJOR GRASTY DIES SUDDENLY
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Prominent Confederate Veteran Entered the Civil War With His Classmates of
Virginia Military Institute
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     Major William C. Grasty, a distinguished confederate veteran died suddenly
at his residence, 59 East Ellis street, Saturday evening.  He was a native of
Danville, Va., and was a member of the V.M.I cadet corps at the battle of New
Market in Shenandoah Valley.
     When the war between the states broke out he was a student at the Virginia
Military Institute, and with his classmates, he enlisted in Lee's army, when
but a boy.
     Though an unassuming, quiet man, he always took pride in the personnel of
that cadet regiment, which turned out several men who achieved considerable
distinction in later years.  He fought side by side with Governor John S. Wise,
of Virginia, who was a classmate at the V.M.I.
                                    Classmate of Sculptor
     Another member of his cadet corps was E. Ezekiel, the famous sculptor who
has made many notable statues, including the marble statue of Lee, which is now
in Richmond, and a statue of the V.M.I cadets which adorns the school campus in
Lexington. Ezekiel, who is now in Rome, working on a statue of Stonewall
Jackson, was one of Major Grasty's favorites as was Ballinger Baylor, an
Atlanta civil engineer.
     After seeing valiant service throughout the entire war, he was present at
the surrender of Appomatox.  He had earned the commission of a captain, but to
his many friends in Atlanta he is more familiarly known as Major.
     He came to Atlanta in the seventies engaged in the commission business,
flour being his specialty.  He was also connected with the Aetna Life Insurance
company.
                                    Popular With Veterans
     He was one of the most popular of the war veterans, a member of the
Capital City club, and many other prominent organizations.  Though without
surviving relatives in Atlanta, he is survived by brothers, N.G. Grasty of the
Baltimore Sun, and president of the Associated Charities of that place and Fred
Grasty, of Baltimore.  The body will be held at the funeral parlors of
Greenberg & Bond company, pending the arrival of one of one of his brothers
from Baltimore.
     Major Grasty, who never married, has for years roomed in the house of Mrs.
Mary C. Scott, a kinsman of a confederate friend.
     He was the president of the Virginia Military Institute alumni in Atlanta,
and one of its organizers, and he was also prominent in the organization of the
Virginia society.

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