The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-07-05
FITZHUGH LEE.

THE SOUTHERN CAVALRY -bEADhh
DESCRIBED.
HIS MILITARY HISTORY AND PRESENT LIFE
he WILL SUPPORT ANY OF THE CANDl-
DATES.
A reporser who stumbled through the
various hotel rotundss yesterday, met
twenty ave generals and two hundred and
fifty colenels before dinner. AS matter
of cr,urva, most of these martial gentlemen
are lesser lights" in the mill
tary armament, while few,
thoupn not Mursts nor Welliugtons, are
entitled to be clsssed among the illustri-
Gus leaders of the war. or these latter
Ger. Fitzhugh Lee is among the most en-
ineut. He is grandson OF Light Horse
Hsrry.D of Revolutionary fame, and a
ugoheW of Gen. Robert Il. Lse. Inc
Ices are frequently accounted ehe
best bloodsd people in virginia,
the lineage running back through sew
Ssral generations to a noble English family.
If bloeded people, however, are 20 he
Judged by their superior physical appear
ance. FnzbagA could scarcely be called
true representative OF his race. he Is
neither handsome nor commanding. III,
however the test were powerful
frame, plenty of good muscle, ana
sidered a Lee from head to loot.
He has's large head, covered with thick
growth of brown hair, now sDghtly gray.
The shade of nls eyes Is lTCtle dlrereDt,
but be has the same steady gsEe Win wnNn
his veteran uncle was wont TO conircnt
you. The Expression OF his lace Is reso-
Int net full of "humsn kindness" DE
lacks the well-shsped, slightly squtlin-
nose~hich gave so much character TO the
fSces of Light Horse Hairy aud to Robert
Il Lee. His beard he wears on and Under
the chin, after the fashion OF our reVolu-
rionary sIres. His neck is large he would
wear about a ninsteen-iDch collar, SET
upon a pair of burly. square shoulders.
All West Pointers have square-set and a
firm, military tread;
IT'S PART OF THE DRILL,
and they never get over them, just as the
man who once taught school never recov-
ers from his pedagogical ways. Fitzhugh
Ise has the disciplined and stately, Yet
awkward walk OF the cavslryman. DE
has been so long in the saddle that bis
legs have lost that measured swing
they had when he was instructor oil
cadets at West Point in 1860. he
was at that institution four years
as a cadet, graduating in 1855. and being
assigned To duty on the Texas frontier
with the rank of second lieutenant. Like
most OF soldiers, he did service at various
posts, and in 1860 was assigned to duty as
Instructor OF cadets. He remained there
in that capacity until the war came on,
when he resigned, returned TO Virgins
and became the major of the First Virgins
cavalry,J 4 B. Stuart being his colonel
He followed that soldier through the en-
tire war, keeping right after MIN in the
line of promotion, and taking his
place as commander OF the cavalry
COPS when fatal cannon ball put
an end to the career of the famous
"Jeb0 Had Fitzhugh Lee had the sans
hot aoinua6 In {
quite probable he would nave reaped ar
equal lame withFthe great dragon leader
Suba tern as he was through most of the
war, he distinguished himself by serfe:
of brilliant achievements, executing some
cavalry msneuvers worthy the strstt gy' o
Stusrs or Forrest. He was in at the destt
OF the cOnledersey. closing the
REARroF GEN. LEES
last retreat, and surrendering with him a
Appomattox. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee resides
In Stafford county, Virginia, sixty mile:
above Washington, on the Potomac
where he has been engaged IL
farming since the war. He hsi
mixed very little in public affairs
He was recently elected to command the
Southern legion &C the Centennial, but, at
ter consideration, declined the honor. tt
reporter. VINO net him yesterday, ht
the fact that he had been elected IS
delegate to the convention, AID as b.
wished 10 spend some tune with fciend
in st. Louis alter the adj Iurnment, h'
could not accept without much personal
Inconvenience. In connect N WITH thi.
campaign, he said he, as well as all tn,
Southern delegates with whom he haC
talked, was perfectly willing, 1T were il
good taste, to 20 home and let tn,
Northern wing of the Democracy
cay VINO snail be The candidate
The South would support any body To,
Eortherners could name. The people il
Virginia had choice, but were wIliuI
and anxious to sacrifices al personal prefer
ences TO secure victory Tor the party
Virginia would go Democratic by 20,OO
majority, no matter VINO was Domi
mated. The state was fres from ,Repub
Ilican rule, aud would remain Sd
His personal preference was Bay
ard, and he Was r him because he hsC
sbeen a friend of too S nth, his voice hat
always b. en- g. ed against the oppression
OF that 8 cton. aud It was a matter O
gratitude for the S1uthern peopl
TO supp ,rs hun, il IL is no
considered imDOli ic or inexpedient to d
so. he was prepared to vote tor and in
-dorse any of the candidates thus Tar named
from Allen to TIlden.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.