The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1898 Page: 6 of 6
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A Birthdav Memorial to the South-
ern Ohieftain.
'i OONDENSED BIOQEAPHT.
Life of tie Great Confederate Military
Leader.
Born on the 10th of January IS 07
Sled ob the 18th ef October 1870 Hlf
Strong Character His Stern Seaae of
Justice HU DUtlnrulahed Ascettry.
HI DoTotlon to Uto Mother and Hli
Lore for Children.
Great mon of great epochs are few. Gen.
Eobert Edward Lee -whose birthday this
ketch ia designed to commemorate was one.
It has been said that "history will declare that
the mortal remains of the man which repose
in the rault beneath the little chapel in the
lorely Virginia ralley are not only those of
ralorous soldier but thjoee of a great and
good American." "Success often gilds the
shallow man but it is disaster alone that re-
Teals the qualities of true greatness.
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am. BOBERT E. LKE.
Lee's ancestry dates baok to pure Nor-
man blood and his American ancestors were
distinguished men from the first Richard Lee
who camo over to Virginia in the reign of
Charles I as secretary to tho colony and mem-
ber of the king's privy council.
His father Gen. Henry Leo ("Light
Horse Harry") was thre times chosen
governor of Virginia and he represented
Westmoreland in tho Virginia conven-
tion which ratified tho Federal Constitution
after a severe strugg'o in which Patrick
Henry used hit eloquence to defeat it He
was a writer as well as a revolutionary soldier
who during the revolut.onary war command-
ed Lee's legion under Gen. Greene in the
southern department of the United States
and wrote his "MomouV of that war. Ho
delivered the funeral oration of Gen. "Wash-
ington in congress and the resolutions
bo drew up on tliis occasion contained these
colobrated worda: "Fuit in war lint in peace
first In tho hearts of bis countrymen."
LEE AS A YOUNO OFFICES.
Robert E. Ixe was the youngest son ot
Henry Lee. He was born at Stratford on the
Potomac "Westmoreland county Virginia
on January 10 1807. His mother was Anne
Hill Carter daughter of Mr. Charles Carter
of Shirley on the James river. His father
was twice married first to Mies Lee and then
to Mks Carter a Virginia aristocrat of the
bluest of blood.
History knaws Robert E. Leo as the soldier;
only his friends knew him as the man the
Christian gentleman. Perhaps no man ever
bad a sureh claim to that title than he. In his
civil social and domestic relatione as citi-
zen friend husband father aad instructor of
the young ho was without Saw or stain. Ho
never stooped to meanness. One of his
biographers said of him: "A broad unsophis-
ticated childlike mediaeval nature was his
Infinitely uplifted gloriously enlightened by
modern culture aud aU"the graces and amen-
ities of a true Christian discijiloship. His
virtuos. like his religion were of large sim-
ple antique mold."
Bis Karlv Idfo and Education.
Miss Emily V. Mason in her "Popular Life
of Gen. Lee" thus speaks of his early life:
"When he was but i years old his father re-
moved to Alexandria the bettor to educate
bis children and there are many persons yet
living In that old town who remember him
at that early age. His childhood was as re-
markable as his manhood for the modesty
end thoughtf ulness of his character and for
the performances of every duty which de-
volved upon him. Tho family lived on Cam-
eron street near the old Christ church then
on Orinoco street and afterward in the house
known as the parsonage.
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uAt this period Gen Henry Lea was abaent
In tho "West Indies in pursuit of health and
fcj ao of his admirable ltWr written to bis
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son darter then a Rtudent at Cambridge be
63j.v 'Robert who was always good will be
confirmed in his happy turn of mind by his
ever watchful and alTectionato mother.'
When Robert was 11 years old his
father died. From bis excellent mother he
learned at this early r.ge to practice self de-
nial and self control as -well cs the strictest
economy in all financial concerns virtues
which ho retained throughout bis life.
"This good mother was a great invalid; one
"of his 6lsters was dclicalo and many years
absent in Philadelphia under the care of
physiolr-. The oldest con Carter was at
Cambridge Sidney Smith in the navy and
tho other sister too young to ba of much aid
In household matters. So Robert was the
housekeeper attended to tho markotins gavo
the orders and took core of his mother's
horses.
ABLINOTO.V.
"At the hour when othar schoolboys went
to play he hurried home to order bin mother's
drive aud would carry her In hi urnis to the
carriago and arrange her cushions with the
gentleness of an experienced nun. Ono of
bis relatives who was often the companion of
thto drives still Uvea. She tells uk of tho
exertions he would make to entertain and
amuse bin mother assuring her with the
gravity of an old man that unless .she was
cheerful the drive would not benefit her.
"When she complained of cold or draughts
ho would pull from his pocket a great jack-
knife and newspaper and mako her laugh
with his efforts to improvise curtains and
ehut out the" lntrusivo wind which whistled
through the crevices of the old family coach.
"When he loft her to go to West Point his
mother bald: 'How can I live without Robert?
He is both boh and daughter to me.'
"Years after when ho came homo from
Wett Point ho found ono of tho chief actors
of his childhood's drama his mother's old
coachman 'Mat 111 and threatened with
consumption. He immediately took him to
the milder climate of Georgia nursed him
with the teudernosa of a son and secured for
him tho beit medical help. But tho spring-
tima saw the faithful old servnnt laid in tho
gravo by tho hauiLi of his kind young
master."
No man however renowned in public life
can be said to have reached a symmetrical
development of character who Is not habitu-
ally courteous and considerate toward those
whom ho daily comes in contact The. defi-
nition of a gentleman given by Princeton
college would have fitted General Leo per-
fectly: "Ono who habitually considers the
happiness uud comfort of others before his
own."
General Lee's flrt teacher whj Mr. W. 13.
Loary an Irish gentleman learned and very
efficient as a teacher. Under his tuition the
futuro general acquired a knowledge of and
fondness for tho ola-alcs. The master and
pupil were warm friends throughout life.
When it wo decided that ho -wax to go to
West Point he entered the tehool of Mr.
Benjamin Hallowell who was for many years
a famous teacher in Alexandria iu order to
perfect himself in niatbeinuticd. Mr. Hullo-
well though a strong Unioidst during tho
war always spoke enthuklastically of Loo.
He was 18 years old when ho entered
West Point where ho was a favorite with
cadets profemors and officers and was grad-
uated tecond In an unusually brilliant class
without over having received a single demerit.
Boon after he was called to tbo deathbed of
bis mother whom h nursed to her dymir
hour with tho tendered devotion. Ho often
taid that to her be "owed everything."
Ells Marriage and Military Service Un-
der Geo. Scott.
On Juno 80 1531 he marriwl Mary Ran-
dolph Custb only daughter of (Uorge "Wash-
ington Parke Custls the grandson of Martha
Washington and adopted son of Georgo Wash-
ington. By this marriage Lieut. Ieo became
& f roqueut nIdmt at Arlington hU wife's
home: the Arlington that had become his-
toric lwcau-e ot treasure of" Washington
It contained. This uutique niaiiHlon is
located on tho hlbtri opposite "VT aetungton
city. Tho place won alo tho first camping
ground of the Federal army ujiou its entry
into Virginia sixty years after Washington's
death.
On loavhig "Went Point Robert E. Le
received the appointment of hocond lieuten-
ant in the corps of engineors aud was first
ordered to Cockspur Island near Savannah
After his morriago ho was stnt to Old Point
Va. where he remained for three years. In
1S33 ho was appointed assistant surveyor
MARY llAXIXI-rn Ct'STIS.
for marking out tho boundary line between
Ohio and Michigan. A year later he was
made first lieutenant and in July 1X53 cap-
tain of engineers. In livJS-9 ho was sent to
Improve the navigation of the Mississippi at
Bt. Louis and to open a passage for the river
it the Des Moines rapids. There was danger
that the Mississippi would cut a channel on
the Illinois side which would have proved tho
death of St Louis commercially. Lee con-
ceived and executed a plan which averted
this danger.
Capt. Leo was twnt to Fort Hamilton in
New York harbor and while- there In 1644
was appointed ono of the board of visitors to
the West Point academy. Many of the letters
written to his family during thoso years have
been preserved and published. All show that
3ho busy engineer was ever the loving
thoughtful husband and father. Page after
page was written to hfa children expressing
his lovo for them and reminding them of
their duties to each other and to their mother.
To hia boys he wrote repeatedly in these and
ilmllar words: '-"You must take grat caro of
your kind mother and dear sisters. " And
again In 1S47 after tho difficulties with Mex-
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DIVIDE PROFITS WITH YOU.
Wristen & Anderson
I x; had culminated In a declaration of bostTIl-
t - .-. 1 Capt. Leo was aligned to the central
ar. y in Mcxiro as chief engineer under
Get. V.v)lt ho writes t bu so.vs: "I shall
rotferlniy long v-jrution f:om you if I
find that y n isence has Irxn of no injury to
you a:.i that you I;avo both grown in good-
ness and knowledge as well as stature. But
ah how mufh I will suffer on my return if
tho reverie has occurred. You enter into all
my thoughts in all my prayers and on you
in part will depend whether I shall be happy
or miserable as you know how much I love
you. You must do all in your power to save
mo pain."
Gen. Scott noted the young officer's mili-
tarj' genius und apjointed bun to a position
on his-per.sonul staff and always asked his
opinion in the council and in S.-ott's auto-
biography ho says: "I am omj)elled to maku
ppecial montion of Capt. R. E. L-c engineer.
This officer greatly distinguished himself at
tho kiego of Vera Cruz." And at C-rro
Gordo Gen. Scott wrote: "I am compelled
to make special mention of Capt. U 11 1-e
engineer. This officer wh iiidi-fnt uble dur-
ing these ojwrutlous m nffiiii"I"aiices as
daring as lalorious and of the utmost value.
2or was ho less conspicuous in placing lot-
teries and in conducting column- l their sta-
tions under tho heavy- lire of the enemy."
It is said that when (Jen. Scott was asked
whh.t wa the most daring achievement of
the war ho said4'L?o's crossing the IVdrignl."
Tho Podrignl L- a vast pathless field of vol-
canic rock lying N'tween C'lienibu-'o nr.d
San Augustin und "Uth f San Augu-tm
wveral mile. It wit. only p-iNsajf.lo by day-
light with great jeiil but Cnpt. .'' cr-os-d
it ut night alone carrying n m-.sigo from
Brig. Gen. Smith to Gen. Scott. In Scott's
own words: "Tim groiit-t feat of phyi -al
and nurul courago iierfonuetl by any Indi-
vidual in my knowledge landing th cam-
paign." Santa Anna mii mi the right and
ValencLaon tho left and tin ..lightet devia-
tion on his part oitlicr way would hav. thrown
Capt. Ieo into the linmls of one of them. Ho
had nothing to guide him on his way but the
direction of the wind.
Leo was wounded at Chnpultepec. Ue was
twice promoted for his'Tvi.-e in Mexico.
In 17 ho wabrectil major for gullaut
and meritorious coudut t in tho battle of LVrro
Gonlo nml later was bivvute.1 h' uteunnt
colonel for bravery at Coiitrernsaiitl Cheni-
busco. Years after t:( . S.-ott wnd: "l. is
tho greatest military (renin In Ai:.ncn.M
bupcrlnteudcnt ut West i'olnt .i.l riglit-
lus Inillans In Toxu'.
After tho Mexican troubles wtio over Cul.
Ijoo was nppointel a mcniltcr of the boanl of
engiiitvn and stutionetl at Sollcr s Point nitir
Bultimoiv. lie us busy with the i-onstnic-tion
of Fort Cnlhfun until m.ulu Mijieriutend-
ent of the military academy at West Point in
l$o2 whero he ruxuamed three years. During
hLs ndminlstriitioii tho i-oui-r-j of t-tudy was
extended to fiv. ear and r.um.Totis im-
provei.unts were Uiadu in lh" a-ndemy and
its Hnrr.iuudmg It r;is he -ho built tlie
fine ruling hull made the g-vd r.wl. the
wharf and o!l"T imrrovcment.s.
Iti lVvi wl.i it .-.l v.- r t.-ilry rogi
ineiitn wi-r- fij-nio?' d. ;!. ! n . minis-
sieued lieutenant coloi.el of the Svcoud cav-
idry t. hi4.l1 was commanded by C1. Albert
Sidney Johnston of Coiife!erut fame who
was killed at Shlloh. This regiment fur-
nished many ofiicers of high rank to both
armies during the late r mul pro-luctl
more generals thnn any regim-nt of the old
urmy. CJen. o'rgo 11 Thoiuus th Ih-IovkI
'Tup Thomas" of Ui" Federal army ami
John-.on. StOiieinr.n and Ia!:ii"r hLv 1'idoti-
ists and I la: d-. Van l.:.i Kirby Smilb
H.mM. Field Co-by. 'i:zhugli Lee Confab
eratt.
For several yers thi regiment was en
gaged against the Italian. i:i Texas. Cul
Lee was ever netiv- nnd In one of the battles
ditingui.hel hi::iM-lf.
In n letter to hi. wifo deteil nt Fort Krowu
Tex. I lev. - l-.Vi si-eak.ii til President
Piurce's messaga nlueh Lad s 'ituthmg to Jy
alout -'th efforts of certain jH.-oplo ot the
north to interferes -.viih and change tlie do-
mestic institutions of the south he write:
"There aro few I l-'have in thii enlight-
enel age. who will not acknowledge that
slavery as an intitut:on i n moral and K-
litieal evil in any country. It is m-elesK to
expatiate on it dlsidvantagos. I think it is
a greater evil to the white than to the black
race."
However he went on to say that the eman-
cijatio:i of the slaves woul 1 Fvoner result
from -tho mild and melimg iniiuenco of
Christianity than from tho Worms and
temiH-t of th ry ontrovcry "
One of Ias t-f.ieers xvho 8rvei with him
at tht tim- has t !d how conscientioUHly he
made himself muter of every dotnil never
risking the p"-!biiity of n.'tnig under imper-
fect knowltdg-. Stein ii h-wtu in matters
of duty ho nttmcteil k-vc nnd cot.fidcr.ee.
He was a favi.nto of children mid his man-
ner toward tliuin always made them fad
bnpj'y and e.y m his presence. The John
Drown insurrection at Harper'. Ferry was
tho causo of 1a-''h recall to Wa.hingtou. He
was ordered to take jwrt in suppressing it
and reached the Ferry on Octolcr 17 159.
In February loJ he was orderel to assume
the itunmand of tlv department of Texas ami
was tatioued at San Antonio.
RcMgn Ills Coininlkion and Cor with
the Confederacy.
' A year later when the country was trem-
bling on the bi :r.k ofun upheaval and after
tome ef the n;i:L m tate had se-.-4leJ. from
the l'uio:i and war wa in the
rery mr he relinquished hi i-ommand oiul
rejorted to the conimani!ur-:n-chief at a.h-
Ington. He wu a Virginian ami with the
majority cf Virginian cluim to the Union as
iid the Old Dominion state herself. At last
when she was ordered to furnish hbr quoin of
troojis to ireserve obo!ience vlthin her bor-
ders she hcistt-d the Confederate dag and
went over to j in her fortunes with the now
"lost cause. Other slave holding "bordt r
states'' soon fallowed. The officers of the
arm and nav w ho liad stoo-i together as
brothers separated somo to tlht against tho
fiag they had previously served otLors to do-
fend it and both to Ik arrayed against their
former comra Jcs and fellow soldiers.
Col. Lee resigned his commission nnd ten-
dered bis services to the southern Con-
federacy. In his letter of resignation Iso
laid: "It would have been presented at onr
but for the struggl- it basect me to separata
myself from a servico to which I ha o dovot-
li;i:'3 orni n Jn I as he !cf it.t
many sales as possible and in order ot j
ca ait ino oar ye:-rs er my lire and all th
nbllitT I icjcj.-' !! l.ai been a dlstin-
pil.liA.j of.". - ii 1 1 y- -! i my for more
tL.i.1 a ij ' . a e. ..-y and it was con-
fii-ntly 1. .. -1 t' ! w.;sd -Mned to b
tho Mircvs-..- G.-:i. -''t to whom he was
devotedly ait.i 1 ti. II - IT.:gomsry Blair
was rc5i."':..bIo for th -:n:eiiv::t that Presi-
dent Linoln &ont one of his c.-i'i;iet to oiler
him tho command of the R'.uy and Gen.
Scott did all he could to $nfluei..e him to re-
main and said to him as he bade him fare-
we'l: "IjC you have made the greatest
mistake of vour life; but 1 feared it would U
to."
In a litter to hU si-tor written on the 20th
of April I-'i'l from his home at Arlington he
wrote: "With all my devotion to the Union
and the fa-ling of loyalty and duty of an
American citizen I have not b-eii able to
make up my mind to raise my hand against
my relatives my children ami my homo. I
have therefore nsigiiol my commission ic
the army ami nie in defense f my native
state with the M.'i'-ero li--j that my i"r
terviee may never le needed I hnjv I iaj
never 1-' tallel on to draw my sword. I
know you will blame me; but you n:ut thluk
as kindly f m- s yt-uran and !ehevo that I
havf endeavored to do -.bat I thought rigli."
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HIM!T' AMI l.i:i: l MVKKSITY.
Col I. - M .-i.t o:i intltOil to t.it.f Cfilll
man 1 "f t-i -I'f ! -r.'te f.-rx-s -f h.-stute.
(I:i.;i.i . '. i : u !.. t.ftertL ' Hist gun WH-lir-l
.! 1' : I .-;;::t r 1. . fl tl.- I ::!. he-win
li-. r :..-.' .-i-jsn an.l u.-.il .. Ki -hmoild.
Th" ;;ovvnior it once ii-.i:i:ii.;i-l hnu ns mn-
jr j-'-iieiiil. with om:ir.iml of th- rree- ul-
na l (.i .-iiv'tl i:i Viiyiuia. The Iate k-wii-Mi:t!
:t ui!-uiiitioiis!r confirnv d th- ii-iiii:ui-t.on.
( Je:.. I. - was pr- si:-l t. tfie e.J..tt-
ti n on April l.y th- !irni!:..i;i -f th Mili-
tary ftiiiui:tf und h;i riMivnl iili ex
trnvni'-iut iithii-iasui.
He nt u:iv orgaiii.i l!4Rto fonva it ml
put things in a defensive attitude. Thirty
thoiwirid :m.:i wore otm i4lec:-tl m Virditiw.
Tht.- 1.-e iv-'iniAsl .iml !i:nNut.d. ! !!
workctl iiif-;tiit!y -niefuli e.ta.uiniii; into
tli- inliuit'..-; details and it i- ai i imI the
reputation of i -kiilt'iil ir.-mu r of nrtitis
ltefoiv 1 .. (Mtuiiu ii..il tlit -:;n-er of iietivo
eoiiiiu.iltdi-r m the field." In .Tu!j l th'
Fame jinr lh-j (o:ifeIrat-- iiiri--. tiiade
Ut n. I.e.- a tti.t g-n ral in the t'oufakrata
tervlc ranking next io".n. Alb it silney
Johnston lb- ltUin;; t.40r A. S. .f'din-
Fton Ie Jo--ph K. Johnston und IUnure-
gard. A month later ! tK!t c iiizti.-.nd of
t!. f ! hi western "irgii.:.i. n dit!i-t:l mid
di-.it i. .-Jil.Io li- Id of wrv.ee. lie Mtid: fl am
ix-adv to uike i.ny jK-ition the.-ountry ie-igns
mo mid ! the li-st I can." ) of his
b! :.!. is s..y of him: "This wnj the
& I 4 t 'i
:i- su'-ei-s'n-s; li al-.i.iys !id 'his
lt. '!.: iu- nothing which! und. hk
t :.:::l t I doim faitl.lui.." Anji his
wif r-:ii I of l.!;:i that ::tt-iiti--ti t't:!t; n;;t-
Uvx ev pmeniiifiitly l.i ehiun'-t.-ritU".
I't -; u .i- . arii.fct t tForts tj carry oit his
I I -i- tlj.i" ii!i;j.iiu of I.-.'s w.is a failure
an 1 h- n tun nil :. Ui-ltiion I m November
wi ihV-1 with del at nod imnpprceMtil and
i- :i o:dt-::i il by 1 1 pcopl.. It. s.r-I. He
boi nil unfn ; I. eritit'ixnt in mItivm Ho
wi. th-:i put in liitrge i-f thi'eit d rcii-
of (o..rgia ai.il Suth ('uro!h..n. suiriitend-
ing t!;i- couVir: -tio:t of fortit'-atioii.j Iln
w. Ai : i tlitit '.'."'A iimdt hint :m w j..iMhirity
und !. tn. Put In- waa recall! t Kich-
n.o.id iu Match !Wi2 wi'i i!e nw iijj.iit-
ment of c-i.niiuindiiK .-:.ir.l. to Uike in
chargi- the :tite mi.t.srj- p:opHmtihis of
tie C. nfe.lerney k pii:i :i b.iiuly n-riiiiltt
few in. :-!h. li-ivmg it f r ?.:.! tic:- beUv
li-id. Tt bun are tariy ia;-a t't" totillit-
t.ont. whi -h nm le th" Megi- of lbvhluUid i-0
long and so lie p.- .u . i
in nil I.u im..' iry 1uuv.tn4.-nU h w-U rr
ii.'r.i !. Iio jif.i-J: i-l th- juimij If Lu
gr.-at i'i-uteim-t -M -try u tli - -'. f
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Tho llattte of rl! IIrbti l.e MetlMff
tlucitsnli.
It was th"i:iiniiuglif' rethla!tkilf Cold
Ilnrlior. (.i. I-snt si!e:it n thesu- : a
h' ue on liogrtn's pl..nta:iti while n -rwt!
of o-JI. cr talk:d i!anned nnil " int-ikil
nretiTHl 1dm. It km p.it it - ; IHI1 wkI
I.otnrstix-t hnit.! with ti.vir iti'-u in aiunr
' ISto-icwa!! J.: -kv :." ruin at N w Col I Har
bor; o-.in.T nnnounc.- t 1.. that .Jhckson
whs nt band this wuri th- time dttenni:teii
ujkki for ncti m Alut n--.'ii the botfJe be-
i gan. At the in t ot t wo nmr i4n ing-
Ftnvt to inuk a u:m r-i. .1 1:1 fav r of the ut-
ta kin.: enlamiL. and it !er- fra( ;.-jralnd-vpneewere
gne:. Then amid th- Ulcbing
"r-fV-
5-CtiSf -SSU' -
z7r x'i r n y
jackso.v A.r:n i.rr at t-Li iiAiuton.
of cannon uud th r.t'tlmg vi iuwh try a
micLty oho r arov . Th- w.-rl "Jncksoa
Jack"!!." ran nl-ms the lines in a hout so
wild and tr.uiuph.inr" -a w&. wns
pre:it. "tha: it r- '.11 u r-. lL w)ilantl
ro. htsl th- eai-s of tho IV i. nd army." The
fa::.- .! ii-r. who an write as w '.I as tight
ha wn:t-a this dr.iMitie d.s-rip?:'ii of th
rery draniati -a:. ti.- ia-.r;n ltwe-n
lA.-'au 1 Juekin that tmmirdiateiy t -jk plav.
Ja-'.- a was rXi' ii-- - s-l -tL wUh
fcj u: :.-t.va up Mr th .. ? st:iii! -. h eves
p- -. .r ut ir ::i b'o'-.v li --v K " r.m 'f Li. ad-
del ;: there waia'-vtrl? na:h.a.v at-ut h.tn.
hit." ' 1.- I.ajy stars 1 u tu c- ilar. t iu-!i a'e hi-
rar.- 1-.-. -a tl. eoutt iry. us cad is a -at
i::.i: rat. vi'lu-..t d- -. ra:. a r.-ie ac rx-:at
ar..! .-ir.-f .i'.lr jjr : 1 1. " an I -e-rr detail of
h-j ien-n. tfcrv t:iv-:;-'at -f the : sr.i
rra-.-.'t:l ii-:r- -f tLe a.- : ta?-.y eavar a tl-
5 ir.-n. ' n. rvtkdL: l-vat.1 cbura-tar.
LetM-s-i j-:: v'fet naial. asi-'i-- fn. rl
and f.-.. ial iznxa '.ur. t-i-th vi whu-u it- a Im-
p .' to tr. -vtnk- Ti. Alr.:sl.ty to 1 ma-le
U..th t.i-i-1.-. -.io U -a tru.;.- irrva.; t-.oa'.y ote
cf ilu-a lii t K givt.a tl.o add:ir.l raee of
k : .5- c-v.r.
"Ah. r-:.. r-!.- Mil I?-. gra:'-T Jc5fja's
ha:: I. "I ati vor- ad t s-ycu- I'hetl to
Iua I- i - '. ! 1 ' r "
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CtCfft ii lit SY.. Abilene Tex.
I do all kinds of work in the Tinner's line and make a specialty o
Galvanized Stock Water Tanks.
Call and get my prices and I will treat you right. First door north
of new Steam Laundry.
fn t'"Mr--f'-nof thflrlnr .-n th Ifu "That
tl;k i v .- j-avv." i psi.I. hi ts lcc p Tolce. "Do
y :i ' ..k yiir- mca can stand it. general?"
J". ' .-s ti:rrl his h. 3.1 quivklr. listened for
nn i.j faa .n' i.irn r'el:'' l m thr enrt tones so
f.mi.. ar t n' who karr. h!iu.
-Tly can stnud c'.!:H-t nnthtn. ppceraL
Tlr-v c.n aI that'" Tea minutes after uttenag
tVso wor ' t Jr.c'50a b.il.ite.1 hU cc-:ii:naader put
F;uirs t 1 . raw boned hen- and w-ct at full
nr""-d t' r.;;!i his corps which in hLiown words
lia-1 i-lov-l in njH t fr.at ani rear of tho
eiiemj. an I was yrcMin forward. Is re-
mained at tl.o center. Thro he was ready to
deliver his rot Mow.
This ua one of the most stubborn battles
of the wnr and was won by the Confederates.
Gen. M- '. Han was drivvn back to tho
Chickahommv.
It w:us Iav's general-hip which gained tho
Confaicrntes tho "Second Battle of Manas-
sas" and l:Uilel tho Fetlorals' third advanco
on Kichmoiid.
llo l.vaiN II N Army to tht. rrontler.
(Jen. Ie ! teriimi'il t transfer his army
into Mmylai.d. thus changing the tl . atre f
w:.r fr.-n th interior to the frontier. On
Sp: -':. i. :;r t i.e iii.-i:;h f the M-ouvaey to
t!..:r.d.': martial music sinking "Mary-
land. My :.i:irhm.l" the -rn;- rb'L''
cix I tl." I'ot-.iw;c tkiteil and joyful at tho
uce :::ptih:i-:it of thir lng llerlshl
dniin ""lllland said Gen. I.te. "are
witlioiit shrt." One of the otficers uf Loo's
Iav: "'.i. what a itiuguillcvnt uu.ii; uhy is
1. i. : i i ir id'"
A:t.r th'j hatt.oof Sharpl-urg l-ith-"!r
w H.-iin hi'pmi tho !' toniiie. nu 1 tlw es-
p !':. into .Mryland wiwevt-r. TIm Moody
l -.-t i'i-l-.ri-k-biirg foll.tne I. in uhich
Is- . ."' .-. IjotigFtreet ail.l :;iirt tik
j i' . ..u-t Mvirn-i!e.
: : ..iiieler of that Mttr inter wrm
j.i- 1 l- li-V wrojr near rr-leri.-fc-.lurg
tl. !!i-;- miiSergoiiiy rei irciiig. An
K:i!.!i p-iit'"iiutn viMleil Gen. !" nlut
tl.:- t'mfti:-l .le--ril.'-. him as Mirrundl
b iio:rt of th"lie!lip mul .'erenii :iy eoinid-
er.d i;e--ary in lCuroBii eniuj.-.. altleih
trtat-d iTli ;-r..f -mid re"M't and aven filial
be I ;. h:ii iii-rs.
Aft' r t!e v. intT th little of n-..i!.celkrs-ville
w.s fought. -a hieh ct Iv "his right
arm." t -. J"i -.. n.
Tin. b::ttlv hut been painU-i again and
again by gr.phl- j-n-. L- V whole army
cl.aive-l uin tie- rl-ml workn at C'hancel-h-rilKii!i-!
four im-i !-: i:.l won. The
(! win- ;l law the w.t:nd"l lay thi k
uiidtrfo-.! tv-li tne tlaines louring Rrund
them and t- pmg up-n tlwni. tl. t lmie.-l-lorsvill..
i-.'vi' was burning innkin n great
i : . -: ; I.--:" ri.: -i " 1.
t r.-'i t.. li-i.t the n". .'e! --iio the .ilr w-11
tl r - with mi: .ke .uid tld- k xvlth biilletn and
sh!'. wi;e tl - sir ifr.f tin omlMtaiite the
rnttleff itittlt.trv nnd th- rr of arUllexy
mid.-1:..-..! irrrttk. Th- vi-tory for tlie
C iifi"e i-.i'es Aits j uri-ho-vd at h fearful etui
ti- !. ii.i f Jttiksoti "From that l.t.iir till
the U'l." !' Kmilr Mn.nR in her "I'opulHr
Life f Ijii-. o:i I- !!: rcteil tlie burden
w hi -It only J:fks)i ltni Ie-n .ftnpetent to
Miar."
lly lh- U ? ! Jun- th- Hh ! ('ufedarHt-
Mrmy ww it ' hnn Tsbnrg. lh tw;. Mrni'-'
grsxiTa:-!! y ':;v-tirir. ii " July -.
lJH" wtte la.-i- to frf.v. mi-.iI t-.-n UjHil th-
niriiiorabl.' I t'tl f IdsJory win. hi u.i i n a
vi 'orr f-r t..- !"isl-i. nriny l . ?l of July
d.Me.i n:.l tuey t:l.-4if routed c-h kthj. ;
fill I the i'.i daw m-d 0:1 I.'?d:s:iixi.t;oi army
whi h i-tr. ?l the t.txt dny I VI Tr-
m t:itl wm f-rei.iit ut the 1 utth' of Ut-t-.uir.
ml f I At after th- np;ils;
If I-.y.t K vn.l.. I wa l:t.lr.bk. Owt
of : l-' iTi. .y ;t' ..rje. n-w-u-
y 1 In r. -.-:
t. -!! ! wa
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:v ....... ar ii.-tiucr i-'tai-r in uio rrr.
f . -. !. v. i -.n. 1 -tr.1 i. I cLtrrft.l. till
i. .- s-f .Jk s.'.hU.-; i..-Kij':Kjl-i?:.K-u:.
r - - :ir."i. kuU he r. a ncres.ia to
-v .-... r jv tar t a f--v wr. r of oacot.ras-
T f.-r riU t ac:er hu ap:vl. aad I
ir. .i.y 'i:y ieaUeJ mca tr.l:- t:T t lie tr baxs
1 hr .:n. H Mttt U aw "Tht. hx I-ora a
f r i . . o.etx 1 - a td Ikj-. I ut kb ran t
t-x: - . ' g.MB ncioricti. vur 01 av fn-
1 aij ;:i!iit '.j - crir.it itU!rrv. Lui9t!aa tba
etritctt bis I ' iivr-le. iien I. fh-vjic haotln !::
hlLu. aji:.K I -v-r inl.-.J. rrner;. U thli has
U -n tnv t. .!: It w I that ha-.- lost this ...!.
t:il 1 i.rwt li.tp trie out of it in the be it way
you cr.n
LH-t Iu; tt lU- Ciifoler.eT l.ee' isar-
remier. Vi-'irr :-'! tho Confederacy tottrtd
but the u u:.-.r p.iswl without further d-
.: ::: nt. The-winter f 1V-W-4 found
Iy- ar.ny suffering for the mcun-s of
su!teii '- nnd dvp.cted by freipient desr-
t. .is. Th- jr;iis brought the battle of t".
W;I lernc-. wrr (Jvn Jenk::is fell dead and
I a nireet n:.. wohjhIciI. Ttieti ultwfei the
lit:; of Sp-.ttyivania C urt Humt. and
Sh-ridan's cavalry rakl toward iti-hmond
and m early June the coi:d bat tin of Cold
II.irir. I.ater In th Min iuor.th the slegu
of" P-ter -..r wr ls?nn Iite in July
c;rrl w!.a' t kno-.rn In th- w.tith as the
batt." or he Crater nnd later kt of Win
cb-ter find Fihr 11:11."
Ill- wmt-rof I'r-'A f-und I-V .-.rs-.y su'l
irc d-.i:ut fully d-ervi"g th nam they
hail s;.v.:i thtmelvt -I-e's illserabl"
Hfter Vit-r Hugo's Lj iliferables" which
wa :: h r- d just tfcvn &en by the k I-
d:.r Co-1;-.' lKTile.9 tL'-m as arrayed in
ro4"; tur.r - .jI-1's. their ctit levi
1 - i).ir I It.nkt.ts i: shr! Through ad
t':..-:. rr:' I- anx:irU-i that pr - l .;j :i '.
"!? retiia.:u t h.-rf nl and - -:r.p- l. 1S
arntv wo rdu'l l- '& "v men and
Kret h- i alor.r a hue f rty mi.es In Mxtent
oonfr'-ntin-.r 'irant's of ! vw. Early in
January !.. ww wade om:nar.ir-in-chhrf.
The figh- at HaiVs Hill Fiv Fork the
lat day ni Ptrsucrg and tfc- defense ( i
I" rt (;. gi f--.'.lowL Riebmonl fell and L--Ivl
h.s :-r:tiy in tlie fam--u u -lay-' r:rc.-.t
fr.:r. Prt. r! ur! His otjuCt was to make
his way into rth Cr ina. But Lis army
wa. Jtarvingan 1 tho tapphe.1 exj te.1 to in-t
them nt Am..a Curt Hoa. wen lost in
the fires of Richmond. On tberetreRt they
Lad a straggl-j w::h Shr:Jan. when tha rag-
ged -it.irr'.ng veteran.! f jugtt lWely thetr
luigrarvl fac-. I;t up by the glare of the
bur:.:n? wagons.1
S - r f ".:w(-.l the urrn4er of I-o and
th- :.r::.v of Virginia to tintnt. In the
tli.0v of Appomattox Cuurt Houw at tht
stall Tys that he. later b
thro-igh Hngi'rsto-.Mi.oii.fof agroupof ladies brutJcrv or anT iu 0f ranV-. except thtt
4 w ; 1
fe:- -J) -zSr-
hons? of Mr. "Wilmer M'Cuin April 9 IS65
tho twa commanders met. A Federal officer
thin !'sa-ribcs Leo's appearanco:
VT HVBH
liART CUSTIS LEE.
Gtn. Ijcc l.xkevl much Jadetl anil worn bu
DeTertheIes t.inted tho sajne inaKnificml
star
lar. Hisi-h'C wrre erj much tiroczed br x-
pure. itK.ilIsheao ruddy beneath It alL' Jo
Is gre" lay tjinU- bald and wrars one of the Krio
leeks f Ills h..ir thrown across tilt nprr pSjr-
tkin of hu forehontl. which U an white anil fair as
a wcrnau-. lie atnmls fully lx fret one' la
b-lrht. ae 1 wcir..-- hotiifthlnrf ovor SX) pomrL
vrith.ut Uiac ImnVneil wl:h a p-tin 1 of sujer-flit-its
iWi liiiuir the who: int. r iiw Im -o4
rrtirrdnr.d illt-Hift-d to a ilesjriv lw 1 lrlcs.fa
te.tu:ty. In.t wjih frro from all rxMbltlnn of
teni-rer ra.rf.1.-.-.t:nn Ills deirn-iaur was tint
o( a thorvwKBiv p4vsseil Kntle an who ha-1 a
veryii.a;ryH: '.r .liity t "rform. hut was -d-term-.n'-l
t. K"t thr-URti It a well iukI a soon as
jHnO.k
Wu-'ii Ie s.!dirs liad Iarne-l rrhat l.ad
taken j-la-e thev broke ranks anl nisherl up
to him. struggling to take him by the -land
ami expre-" their affection. In a trembling
voice h said to the.-n: "lien wo have fought
through tbo trr together. I hae done tho
bet l i-puld for you; r.iv leiu-t is Uo f ull to
sav more."
Tho surrender wn int ccl-brnted' with
mini'" and ch'rs by th" . ietors. That.nlf ht
th two armies encmie no longer niept nde
bv !-lo without fear of -urpr.. On tho 1.2th
o? April th- army of northern Virginia made
its jait ad mireh to Appomattox C?'urt
Hou where they In id ivth their arma md
their cojopj.
111 I.lfo us Cui. . -olrnt nnd 111
Ilr.ttiu !
In the following August ("on. Lee was pre-
vailed ujon toaeeept th presidency of Wvtsh-
Intou college at Lexington Va. now Itntjrm
o-s the Washington imd Leo univuniity and
wos liiit.illcl on the 'Jd of (X'tober.
The eo!!-g' was in-a d:Iupldjited eoiwlitlou
itfi.bulldlug'4 in a state of ruin. Its library' de-
stroyed it faculty dispirited and diiorganlrrd
nnd lis endowment so aial that It left but
little room for Ipo that the Institute e-vuM
be put In o:i !:: .1 to receive tud?iit9. Thoo
difiictiltie-i on.'v (.ihunccl Uen. Ia-'s Interest
and nrtivltv in it. "11:: fi.tuid th-i college
buiikrupr. h lf c it rich and crowded with
students " H- 111 -orel 1 Irn-espantly and iarn-
estly to make it eon.ptet in all p.irtVulais
nnd found p.wire in tho work. To an old
cimrad- in arrc- ! wr-t": "I am charmed
with therh:t"r- of civil life. '
Afttr ta-..i.g eharg of the rclleg ho 'had
Otreri of larp- salaries t Identify hinnelf if
In name only with prospirou innirauee
companies and grMt uianufactuniig aBcla-
tioux. On oiT'ired him tlOX) a year and
unother SV-' Ix'1'! of whiih ho refused
becaue h- would not receive pay where ho
dui not render s'-rviev .i'ul his college dutl-tj
engte"i"l h i.-ntire time and tj-ngth; y?t
his salarv as the president was only a modest
frt.OO itis..n! I.
IL health 1-'?hii to fall two or thrt years
liefere hi de'-.tn He .tied t 0 ..Vj-.-k ou the
xni'itiugof :Le ICth if Oe:oUr. 1-Ta For
s..m rt jirt-vtou.t he had Uen dellriou.--r.nd
!.. tali.-! of battles won n.id lc-.t of
u.-tt n n th- Jl-M and the mevemrnm or the
cni-r v Ar::ig Lis 1-j-t wwis wcr - "Stxllco
nivw.it .-i-lforHLI!" '
Th'v bor-- his body to tlie rollege ch-peh
o : 'I bv a puani of honor ic-n.poTl 01
C'litlf.iy- w.r.ors. ejt tee hrar-o was
P-.1 tt. t . .:..'. funoui hon Travelor who
M.-x ..-r-i hiin Jl 1 few inonth.. The- buried
bus in v :n n tomb l:i.ith the -LtpJ. Ac
cordtnj to hia w-ict no funeral oraUofi was
Tia V4.r"n:iAX r-TATft or i-ss.
Tom in lae nirufti piriiii n ua cw. tjp
m4 1 H S'BiB
jj7j J (tPHi w Wef9em
pr' "-.r.-ed ver hU bodv. Ilcv. VTIilJaia KL 1 vkom
lVxi.i.-:on. hit oM friend rood tho bcrfasi (NhH ().hAN
Bervi c! .-f tLr Epiicep-d church of which bi 1 to
wasaiac-Tf- r Hero res his mortal parti MKMFHI
but Kh-r r-re men or- gathered Ln the np- r. j f j .JT.
p.r Tv.rM th:-- irlll bo found lib 9vuL j ol" IS V I LI K
In May. W the equestrian btatne of'.x- - i-i j'
Lee. b the celebrated French "culptor . j . . . ..
M-rcief wa- unveiled at Richmond in the ' ' A''"-Mrai-itce
o' " ift confederate veterans 1
who fi-nt p a michty shout when Gen- ;
ernl .Irsepl. .. .Jr.hnxton pulled tho cord i
holdins thf covt-rinK and ex;Tfd tn vitw
"Marr Uob' on his celebrated warhortw
Traveler. j
The reumbent statue by Valentines ct
Ir.T'.nirton. unveiled iu I "'a. 1 a worthy
trilmte to A'irsinla's trretet oldier.
The plrtce Lvf holds iu the h-art of tho
feou'h has bet-n fitly voiced bv .1. Linsday
Gordon of V.rin.a in at; addn-"1-delivered
at Atlautair. !:W or. Lee's birthday Fb--ferrini
to tsie l-l:ef m Knland that Ar-
thur 4tiil Iive he Rid
'Ve k.Tiwpur southern Arthur nhall
nrt r-irne aain. W.e lelieve like shall
never ei.rue sixain to im u'-'II the end of
time. Hut in our memories forever he
shall le the 'saow white chief and bin
kmsdoiii if the inner MJictuary of our
hart? The wnlls of the enohanud paUce
where hi- body rent? are tha blue moun-
tain f his native Und. Its dome the skies
alKive liut the roja! and released spirit
h'l. pied eternally from the ahndows of
defe.it unto the place of victory where
we believe the knowledge that his people
have -.trij-pded out of darknrs-. into this
radiant da" can touch hie hfh pouI into
p-eiiter trbidnc.' even amid fie sai-r-n.il
spli-ndorof that city whe e the Lord
God and the Latnb are the light thereof."
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