Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-27
What They do in Peace.

war bachelors have remained single
every since, among them Gen. Gus
tbs Lee, the handsome and popular
son of the confederate chieftan, and
Gen. Jubal Early, who is 70-odd.
Wherever he appeared to speak III
the Virginia campaign Fitz Hugh
Lee was received with enthusiasm, and
bodies of mounted men rode out
from every town to meet him ana
escort him to the hotel.
Most of the ex-contederate gener-
ais who are not in politics are inter-
ested in some way with railroads.
Gen. Longslreet will next month
open winter hotel i'll Georgia near
the gulf coast.
Fitz Hugh Lee is short and stout
with grayish chin whiskers, and
looks like a farmer.
AS when he ",lid all the swearing
for Stomewall jackson" Jubal Early
continues to enjoy the distinction OF
being "thc tallest swearer in Vr-
ginia.'
Gen. w. II. II. (Runny) Lee, son
of the late Robert E. Lee, is now
prosperous farmer i'll Fairfax county,
Virginia.
Age has not made many inroads
upon Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, now
United States railroad commissioner.
He has gotten over the nervous trou-
BILE from which he has suffered for
many wears. He is married but has
no children.
The commandant of the troops in
the Shenandoah valley for long
time was Gen. John Echols, who is
now a director in the chesapeake
and Ohio railroad and president OF
the Lexington and Big Sandy road
Although the convention that met
before the war, Gen. W. G. Wickham,
now vice-president of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, voted
against secession, he galloped the
first troop of horses into Capital
square and rendered his sword to
the state and confederacy. lie COM
manded brigade through the war,
and although his home was within
the lines he did not cross its TIRES
hold but twice and was each time
carried in wounded. When he sur.
rendered with Lee at Appomattox
he disowned the confederate leader;
and returning home built the first
school house for colored children il
the South. lie became the leader Of
the Republican party in Virginia and
did much to make it respectable. lie
was driven out of the party by Ma
, hone and is now supporting Fit
Hugh Lee for Governor.
Mahone's bitter enemy, Gen. Brad
, ley Il. Johnson, is now practicins
law at Baltimore. lie is brilian
and handsome-looking man of about
so.
> Dark as an Indian and straight az
: an arrow, standing over 6 feet inches
Gen. r. Lindsay Walker has no
3 changed much. lie has recently gont
, to Texas as superintendent of thu
, statehouse at Austin.
: Gen. Taliaferro, who commanded
] the Virginia militia at the time o
r the John Brown trouble, is still al
: active man, over six feet high, AM
!, attends to his large estate near Glou
cester Point, Va, bordering OF
= Chesapeake bay.
!. One of Mahone's fast friends j
+ Gen. d. V. Grover, now living a
S Norfolk, and occupying the position
Y of president of the National Compress
5 company.
n Physically Malone weighs les
: than ninety pounds. lie was an ell
n gineer when the war broke out, an
= rapidly rose to position. He ha
e command of the defenses at Peters
# burg, and distinguished himself q
the battle of the crater. Lee single
It him out of all the generals to accom-
h pany and stand by him at the tin
II of the surrender.
$. Gen. Beauregard continues to az
g. as counsel and promoter of I'll
lie Louisiana lottery.
Ex-Lieut.- Gov. and Gen. Robe
E. Withers, of Virginia, is six fe
and stout and gray and is an activ
y lawyer with large practice.
IL 1t is curious that Gen. Gusts lie
u though a grandson of Mrs. Gust
ie bears most marked and striking +
IL semblance TO the pictures of Was
Ne ington. ..EU..
ne Gen. Hooker who lost an arm
6 e Vicksburg, is now practising law
IL Mississippi, and is the closest perso
es al friend of Jefferson Davis. Duril
T. the past summer he was at the VI
IA GINA warm springs.
e. Gen. Walker, who commanded t
y Stonewall brigade after Jackson
o. death, is now over 60 years of az
Is He is a practising lawyer in Virgin
u, 10 and has been Acknowledgements
nc the State. aa