The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-10

fthe dead, and the two msr 10 columns marking
the remains ~ George Washington p,tke Gusts
and Mar Lee FtEhu b, bis wifA now rise In tn.
midst ot more thsu foUr thousand pNtriot soldiers
grnves. Nearly he whole of the umtor ami wVod
las been swept from the entire estste and usei
war purposes. Toe FreeimSns Village IL ersb.
lished upon one portion Of The lani thus cleared.
srd u all l>ns put under cultivation by contra
bani negro labor
Mr. Gust, inherited this estate nom his father
Who vas the son OF Mrs. General Washington by .
former husband. Boon after bis mother died, 10
lSl1, he, then aout twenty tive years Of age, came
here irom 'uut Vernon, aud with hts young snd
accomplished wife took up thor residence IN tho
Arlington mansion, which he had then Just erected,
sud Which everm 1re WAS their beaurnil anil cult
vs'ed home. The fruits " this Union we're iou.
daughters ell u whom d'eJ IN infancy, except
h,ry Gusts, the wife OF Gen, Robert Lee.
Tie nsnNon Is now occupied by Ihe othcer In
command of the post and his subord'nste' The
dining hail l. usci a. Once. In this room are
three oi-'t,hioned book cases containing some
Our hundred Volumes principally old books-hro-
ken ssts, aud Of very small value. The psrlor
AyoutlE tho hall 10 not occupied, the only article
IN iI loing . mshog.ny sidenoari' which came
fr1n Noun. Vernon In the pArlor beyond are two
sofas and sN suited mshogsny chairs, covered
with scarlet velvet two msrbls-top tables, SIDE
hoard, aud piano stool, matching the chairs. On
the walls several ouAr.o lsrss porIatA and one
or two hue oil psiuungs There arc also two old
engrsvingL ct clsAsics', mythologicsl character,
hanging with the reSu The rom IN the southsrly
wing, used ty Gou. Lee for hrs oth;s IL nov
ussi a . be t-rOon and oil tho upI part OF tho
mansion 10 uscd for lte purpose. The building
10 not inJurel The flower garden has been en-
closed by new fence and Was laid oui and Taste
fully adorned this spring.
The grave Of each sold er Ia neatly marked by
wooden slab At te head and tic foot, pantso
whito, inscribed With tho name oi ths soldier aud
his company 81 regimen, and Al httle distance
thess slabs have tho appearance Of marble TLs
mounds are TO DO neatly covered with sod.
IsnerAl Robert IdmunI Lee 10 the OF Cans
r.l Henry Lee, u Revolutionary memory, aud
tuown 80 Light Horse Harry" whose mother
wss the beautiful MISS O.rimes, General Wsshing-
tons hst love and whom te ecieUrated a. "the
lo~lsnd ieAuty." General Henry Lee was twics
marrel ny Ue hrsi marriage he hsd two child
ren, Henry (sn Ohcer la tho war OF lsl2l and Lucy
By tho second wiie-s MISS Carter, VI bhirly he
had i've children, two daughters, Anne and Mild
rel, and three The sons were Charles Carter,
Robcn Edmund, lihe ucne, ~ aud Sidney smith,
the lsst-usmed an oihcsr In our navy, aud now In
the rebel navy.
General Robert y. Leo was born IN 1903, and ls
consequently, hity -soyon years u age. lie gradu.
ate sscond la his class, in $50, tJudgs Carries
Mason, OF this city, and formerly Commissioner Of
Patents. standing hrst IN that clssAg and vas as
sgrod 10 the Engineer Corps ss Sc, ond lisutonsui
in 1888 Assistant AstronOmer, hring the boundary
between Ohio and Michigan, In 1850 promoted hrst
lieutenant; csptain in 1885, chief en- AInoer under
Scott In kerico> knd gr ally distinguished, bong
promoted successiyely, by merit major, lieutenant
ooOuel and colonel for his gsllantry, In loS9 SUI
perintondsnt Military Ac ademy; In 1850 transfer
| red as lieutenant colonel of the new regiment "
csvAlry; March iSlh 1851, promoted colonel OF tLs
lb cavalry, Resigned Apri 25t1, following, and re-
/ luctAnuy tuIhAtkOi H. tho Tobs.lion.
| Tho following are tie children of General Lee
George Washington Gusts Loo sbou, Vi rty -thT 90
yesrs " age Mary Cusus Lee, sbout ,hirtyI viii
| liam Henry fltEhugh leo, about twenty -seyen
| Annie Lce lied ai Berkeley Springs, In 1868, aud
would have been now about wentY -hvo; Agnes Lee,
shout twepty three; Robert h. Los, about tweDtyi
| NJ ldrod Lee shout eighteen. NJue Of thoul have
| married except Willism Horny FiHhugh, whose
wife, Miss Charlotte NlCkhAm, died VI Richmond In
| ls6S. Tho odusi son, George, graduated q tho
head of his class 81 West Point IA l5h4, and was
frat lieutsnNnt In the corps ~ engineers when no
followed "a isIher into the Southern service. VIII
liam lie 'ty was farming upon tho White House .
tate rhicl belonged W the Cusis uhcrt.n, g, VII sa
| tAs war opsned. lie WAS commissioned second
lieutenant In tho 6th Infantry in 1851, Tut resigned
| Nns. Thc SONS, 10 IL well known, arc all officers
in lho Tebelhon. The three surviving daughters
arc With tLcir mother, who, It ls believed, has lat
| tcrly boon al LyuchbuTg.
Mr.. CustlA, a. the LLno u his death, owned some
two huDired slaVo<- who, by his will, wsrs 10 10
'ro- si ths torninaon Of ave years from his do-th
| which period expired Ogtobsr lOtu, 1862 Tue mos,
| o. tbtse slaves weTv keIs on the White Hous, e..
tate, and al iho valuable portion were carried
| South soIno twensy more old mon and " women
| and young children were of At Arlington Mr.
CusNs's uiO,hsr owned the White House estate, and
rcsidsd there, wLsD she bscaue ths vile OF Gsnsr-
| d Washington.