American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-04-19

ature and domestic manufacture, known!
over the country as the Arlington Sheep
sshearing. These gatherings were at Airing!
ton Spring, beneath venerable oak neil!
sthe banks of the Potomac
For many years, on the 30th of April, |.
he annual shearing took place, a large con-
course gathering to see the ceremonies.
sPrizes, provided at the expense of Mrs.
aCustis, were awarded to those presenting
sthe best specimens of sleeps woel ands
domestic manufactures He had at ouoE
! Time large and splendid lot of sheep of
sthe choisest breeds, which, however weres
splundered by thieves and dogs, till at last /
! stwo only remained, and these for seyeralf
wears held solitary sway in the domain
] Mr. Gusts took delight in paintings buts
4 the six paintings now hanging in the hall
sof the Arlington Mansion, representing
battles and Revolutionary incidents, paint
sed by him, evince rather sorry capacity
Jim the author in that direction. Thes
swalls of this mansion were, however,s
adorned with some fue specimens of thes
1 4art Among them were several splendidE
soriginal portraits of Washipgton-one by!
sthe elder Peale, another by Steuart, and'
/ Salso a beautiful portrait of his mother, byE
5the latter named artist. All these fami-
ly pictures were taken away by the LeeI
afamly when they went into the rcbelli on.
The mansion is now occupied by the|
sollicer in command of the post and his
ssubordinates. The dining hall is used as
an oifice In this room are three old
! fashioned book cases, containing someI
-four hundred volumes, principally old
5books-brokon sets Of very small value
sIhe parlor adjoining the hall is not oc.
scupied, the only article in it being a ma
I Hhoginy sideboard, which came from Mount
Vernon In the parlor, beyond, are two
! sofas and six stuffed mahogany chairs
covered with scarlet velvet; two marbleI
atop tables, side board and piano stool i,
5matching the chairs. On the walls ara
Several coarse large portraits, and one OF
! two fine oil paintings. There are also,
lwo old engravings, Of classical mytho-
illogical character, hanging with the rest !
/ aThe room in the Southerly wing, and used
sby Gen. Lee for his Office, is now used as
sa bedroom; and all The uppcrpart ofman-
] ssion is used for a like purpose. Thebuild-I
sing is not injured The flower garden
l shas been enclosed by new fence and is
slaid out and tastcfully adorned this spring
The grave Of each soldier is neatly
smarked by wooden slab at the head and
stoot, painted white, inscribed with theI
4namc Of the soldier, and his company and
Regiment, and at little distance these
] 4sabs have the appearance Of marble. The
smounds are to be neatly coveted with
asol.
Gen. Robert Edmund Lee is the son of
aGen. Henry Lee, of Revolutionary mem
Iory and known as "Light Horse Harry, I
swhose mother was the beautiful Miss
jGrimes, Gen. Washicgton's first love, andI
whom he celebrated as ''the lowand beau
5ty" Cen Harry Lee was twice married
4 5By the first marriage he had two childrenI
allenry (an officer in the war Of 1921
land Lucy. BY the second wife, Miss
iCarter, Of Shirley he had five children,I
two daughters Annie and Mildred, and
sthree sons The sons were Charles Car
Her, Robert Edmund (the GeneraI audi
Sidney Smith, the last pne named an oil /
accr in our navy, and now in the rebel arr
smy
1 Gen. Robert E. Lee was born in lS08I
/ 4and is. consequently, fifty-seven years Of
aage. lie graduated. second in his class,
sin 1929, Judge Charles Mason, Of this
Deity, and formerly Commissioner Of Patents
standing first in teat class) and was as
ssigned to'the Engineer Corps, as Second
sLicutenant; in 1885 Assistant Astrono-
smer, fixing the boundary between Ohio
.sand Michigan in 1886 promoted First
aLieutenant; Captain in 1888 Chief En-
sgincer under Scott, in Mexico, and great.
by distinguished, being promoted success
Sfully by merit, Major, Lieutenant Colonel,
sand Colonel, for his gallantry in 1882
superintendent. Military Academy; in
al855, transferred as Lieutenant Colonel
aof the new regiment of cavalry; March
sl6, 1861, promoted Colonel Of the First
sCavalry; resigned April %, following
and reluctantly embarked in tide rebei-
Zion.
j The following are the children Of Gen,
3Lee: George Washington Gusts Lee,
about thirty three years ofage; Mary Gus
Stis Lee, about thirty; William Henry