Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-03
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THE CONFEDERATE GENERALS.
A SAD RECORD OF THEIR FORTUNES SINCE
APPOMATTOX.


A SAD RECORD OF THEIR FORTUNES SINCE
APPoMATTOX.
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ri. w. Grady, in the Atlanta Constitutional
New YORK, January 3.-What a strange,
and in the main, what sad history is that
of the Generals who led the Confederate
armies in the late war. 1t is story of pov.
erty and deprivation, lit up here and there by
CLEAN of good luck-but of poverty borne
manfuly, and of deprivation met with. the
same courage that led these men to the front
of their legons.
The fate of the "Rebel Brigadier" at the
close of the war was enough to depress the
most buoyant among them. They had put
everything ON the turn of the sword and had
lost. Property, business and all had been
sacrificed in the ardor of war, and they were
left, in the fierce light of fame, without any
resource-expected to support a certain dig
nifty and nothing to support it on. There
was no standing army into which they could
be retired with adequate salary. There was
no hope for them in the thousands Of lucra
tive offices that the Republicans distributed
among the Federal Generals. Their States
were impoverished and were unable to sup
port civil establishments that would furnish
offices out of which anything could be hoped
for. Of course, the privates Of the Confede-
rate army were deserving of all sympathy ;
but it seems to me that the Generals had
somewhat harder lines. At any rate am
sure that there is no old soldier that followed
the Stars and Bars chat will not read with
interest kindly inquiry into the history Of
these old leaders and their families.
| hardly know where to begin, but suppose
we take the living Lees with which to open
the hurried review. w. H. F. Lee, the old.
est son of Robert E. Lee, is living at present
in Fairfax county, on farm that belonged
to the estate of his aunt, Mrs. Fitzhugh. 1t
is fine place; the General is an attentive
and successful farmer. and he gets COM
Portable living out of it. Custis Lee, the
next son, succeeded his father as president Of
Washing gton-Lee University and lives in Lex
ington. He is bachelor, and his two Sis
ters live with him. He has fine expectations,
Judge Hughes having decided that the Ar
lington estate, now used as Federal GENE
terry, is his by right of law. The case has
been appealed, but the judgment will hardly
be reversed-and the place will be appraised
and payment made for it. Robert Lee lives
on the old Lee estate in Westmoreland county,
where he is moving along smoothly, making
enough to supply his wants. Gen. Fitzhugh b
Lee has farm on the Potomac, that belonged
to his aunt, Mrs. Fitzhugh, and, 1t is said, is
showing considerable enterprise, though not
amassing money. He has a -four mill, l
think, in connection with his farm.
The House and the Senate have good
many of our Generals, and think, with the
exceptions of Generals Cockrell and Vance,
all of them find their salary very important.
Gen. Vance was living very easily, and added
to his furtunes by his late marriage. Sena-
tor Cockrell, who was brave and dashing
officer, built up a lucrative practice In st.
Louis before he came to the Senate, and is
well fixed. Besides these, there are in the
Senate, Maj. Gen. Matt Ransom, who is strug
Cling to clear his property of encumbrances
that he WAS forced to put upon it to make it
productive. Brig. Gen. John T. Morgan, Of
Alabama, who depended upon his law prac-
tice, which was larger in volume than in in
come Lieut-Gen. Hampton Of South Caro-
lima, who is comparatively poor man, thoug h
a large land owner Maj Gen. Butler his COL
league, who lost all in the war and has not re-
covered much; Maj. Gen. Maxey, of Texas,
who, by the way has an independent income
from his practice, and owns beautiful home
in Paris, Texas.
In the House there are many Brigadiers,
and a few heavier Generals Gen. Joe John
ston leads in rank, though his service in the
House has not been brilliant. He has fine
insurance business, and his wife, daughter
of Judge Mclean, had considerable property.
His book has not paid him much l hear,
being published under poor contract. Ala
bama has done we'll by her Generals, having
in the House Major Gen. w. H. Forney, who
has little beyond his salary, and Brigadier
Gen. G.. M. Shelley, who is in about the same
condition. Georgia has Brigadier Gen. Phil
Cook, who has good law practice in Ameri-
Gus, Ga, and who has had four terms in the
House. Brigadier-Gen. Dibbrell, of Tennes
see, is comfortably fixed, and is reelected to
the House for his third term-and Atkins
and Whitethorne, of the same State, were
Generals of State troops. Virginia has Brig
adier-Gen. Beale, who is doing we'll outside
of Congress, and Gen. Eppa Hunton, who re-
tires at the close Of the present Congress,
perfectly able to take care of himself North
Carolina has Gen. Robert Vance in the
House, to balance Gen. Zeb in the Senate.
Louisiana has Gen. Randall Gibson, who has
been elected to the next House, and to the
Senate also. He is rich man, having had
means of his own, and his wife having had
some property. Gen. Chalmers is a represen.
tative of the famous shoe string district Of
Mississippi, and is moderately we'll off: This
finishes up the list of "rebel' Generals in the
House and Senate, l think, without omis
sion.
There are number of Confederate Gener.
ais in the departments and in various service
in Washington. First in the Importance OF
his work is Gen. Marcus j. Wright, who has
charge of the Confederate records, and who
was looking towards literary connection
when he was offered this place. Maj Gen
C. w. Field; who fought to the last day in the
| morning with Lee. is doOrkeeper of the House