Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-06-05
General poberl l.. Lee.

The Washington correspondent oi
the New York Express gives the
following fattering account ot Gen
Lee, tho commander of the Virgin
in forces, who was II long while sta
toned in Texas, aud has many
friends herc'
The resignation of Col, Robert H.
Lee, of Virginia, has not been ne
ccpted. 1t is reported that the nd,
ministratiOn intend tostriko him on
the army roll rs II descrtcr, Bnt
this is probably untrue, At the
commencement of the present nou'
blcs, Gen, Scott urged upon the Gov
ernmcnt the importance of inviting
Col. Lee to its counscls, to co-ope,
rate with him and lend him the aid
OF his great military talents. lie
pronounced him the first soldier OF
the age, and declared that his SER
vices should be secured by the Gov
crnment ut any price. In accord
ace with this recommendation, over
lures were made to Col. Lee, accom-
panied by the most tempting Oilers
of military rank, and, in fine, by
other inducements that few men
could have resisted. These offers
were all declined by Col. Lee, and
he is now ut the head Of the army
of Virginia,
Col. Leo graduated at West Point
with the highest honors of his class,
in 1929, and then entered the En-
ginccr Corps, inhcriting the great
military genius of his father, Gen.
Henry Lee, the friend and culogist
of Washington. He devoted him
self to the higher duties of his pro
fession with characteristic assiduity.
He visited France and other parts
of Europe, to secure those advanta-
gcs for improvement which could
not be obtained at home, and his ell
cgant manners and profound ac-
quircmcnts secured him the cntrcc
to the house of the great savans and
military men of all nations resident
in Paris; and his marriage with the
daughter of Mr.. Custis, the repre-
sentative of Washington, identified
him still more closely with the great
Chief, than did his descent from the
great cavalry officers of the Rcvolu-
ton, already mentioned. By that
marriage he became, at the death of
Mr.. Custis, the proprietor of the
splendid domain Of Arligton House
and other great estates in Virginia,
among them tfe patrimonial estate
of Mrs. Washington i'll the county
of New Kent.
During the Mexican war he was
entrusted by Gen. Scott and Totten
with the important charge of the
Engineering Department Of tn C
army in Mexico. From the capture
of San Juan del Ulloa, up to
the storming of the capital Of the
Montezumas, the genius Of Lee was
triumphant over every obstacle. and
to him, in military circles, has been
chccrfully accorded equal credit with
Scott himself; for the successful con-
duct of that memorable campaign.
When the two United States Caval
ry Regiments were organized, he
was offered u Lieutenant Colonclcy
of the second, which he accepted,
resigning his post as Captain Of En-
ginecrs. His son Custis Lee, who,
like his father, stood at the head ofhis
class, IS now Lieutenant of Engin-
ears, but will probably soon resign
and follow the fortunes Of his father.
Col. Lee was for several years at
the head of the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point, and it
is feard that the Southern officers
who were educated there under his
regime will all initiate his example,
regarding him as the Bayard Of the
American army.