The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-08

held the time Of his death Al ChancellonviIe and
Gettysburg he again distinguished himself During the
battles Of the Wilderness May 1894 he disabled by
disease and his command placed temporarily under
General Jubai Early August 2S 1884, Hall, having
sumed command, fought the battle Of Ream's station
and since then has been posted the ie OF the rebel
position before Petersburg During the battle on the
LIST his command separated from the rest Of
the rebel army. aud In endsavorng communal
cation he was killed His body was inferred 1t Peters
burg on Sunday, Aprua
Brig adler General william n. Fltshugh
Lee, OF virGinia. ~
This oiiccr killed ~ Petersburg, tho second son OF
Robert r. Lee, and born u Arlington House. vir
gina about the year 1887. He did not receive ap
pointment 70 West Point, but educated At William
and Mary's Coegs, Virginia He received however, the
appointments Of second lieutenant In tho United States
Army June "a 1885, and assigned 70 the cond In
fanry. He heA this rank until the breaking Of the
rcbeon whsa he hAstsned 70 follow the example OF his
father and resigned April co. 1884, accept captancy
OF cavalry in the rebel army. He attached 70 J. b
stuars cavalry command His rst expedition Of any i'm
porsnce was In june, 1852 when under Stuart he made
the circuit u hcClsan's army, the Psmunkey river.
AT this time he was colonel commanding brigade, but
soon after rewarded with brgadisr generals CON-
mission Hs was engaged In the famous cavalry battle
at Beverly Ford, Va June Q, 1903 He here received
painful wousd In The thigh, and was removed to the
ho SO Of Col W. n. wyckham, In Hanover county.
Here he was captured few days subsequently, By Gen
spear in his raid the Pamunkey and carried 70 the
white House He was sent North and confined, being
for time held hostage for Captain Sawyer On his
release he assigned 70 duty I'm command Of division
OF stuart's cavalry corps. This command was pubss-
quenty given, on stusrts death, so Fitzhush Lee,
Of w La md h laffc insd In
mand Of his division until his DEATH the I'd inst be-
fore Petersburg.
Brigadier General william johnson Pc
gram, OF virginia.
This young ocer who killed In shs battle Of the
I'd nst In tho twenty fourth year OF his age and
native Of Petersburg, Va He Of the three sons
Of General James W. Pcgram, who pershed In the
steamer Lucy Long, the Ohio river, In ls4l, and
brother OF the rebel General John Pegram, who
lately killed a the battle Of Hstchers run. One Of
young Pegram's unces was the late Captain George
Pegnm, Of Elizabethtown, N J., who was an aidds
camp TO General Scott Another uncle Colonel william
Pegram, Of Kentucky.
At the breaking out Of the war william johnson Pc
gram was student Of law at the University OF Virginia
t Charlottesville; but left his studies 10 volunteer In
tho ranks Of tho "Richmond Howitzen-ths nrst artI
lery company raised In Richmond at the beginning
Of the war-under the command Of the then
Captain George W. Randolph, late Secretary OF
War OF "the confcdcracy." Az n private In the
ranks he fought In the nrs battle Of Manassas aud
noted on tho 6cld for gaantry BY General Joseph T.
Johnston During the engagements around Richmond 10
1907 hc celebrated his twenty nrst birthday amid the
carnage Of battle AZ Cedar Run Ls again noted
tho battle neld for gallant A. the hattie Of Chan
ccorsviIle General Lee, noticing the ability with which
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