Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-06
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LEES RECEPTION.
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NOTEWORTHY ISCIDENT-FITz.
LEES RECEPTION.
washington POST
An incident of the review especially
noteworthy was the reception OF the
Third division. commanded by General
Fitzhuph Lee, and embracing the Vir-
ginia soldiery. General Lee, who was
dressed in handsome gray uniform
and rode magnificent black stallion,
received perfect ovation all along the
line. and was repeatedly cheered. The
enthusiasm spread to the grand-stand,
and the ladies' waved their handker-
chiefs long and vigorously. The march
ing of the Virginians was commended
as very fine. The Fifth Maryland regi-
ment was loudly cheered although it
turned out but few hundred men, they
marched with their old-tirne precision
and soldierly bearing.
THE SOUTHERN CONTINGENT.
New York Herald
The Third division consisted Of a
great number Of military organizations.
This division was commanded by Gene
raj Fitzhugh Lee. and so deafening were
the cheers that saluted his appearance
at every point along the route that those
on the reyiewing-stand around the cor
ner might well have thought that a rival
Inauguration had been started. General
Lee is portly, handsome man, with all
of Virginian's love Of fine horse and
all of a Virginian's capacity to sit one.
Clad in the soldierly gray uniform of
the Virginia militia and bowing low over
his chargers neck right and left as he
went along, he was one Of the most in
teresting figures in the procession.
THE REBEL YELL.
New York Times.l
A familiar sound floats down the ave-
nue.. II is neither a shout nor lusty
cheer. 1t comes not from the region of
the lungs, but from the upper part Of
the mouth. Shad-bellied southerners
can produce it; a northerner never. IL
is known as the rebel yell. 1t is one of
the shrillest sounds of which a human
being is capable. 1t ltispenetrating, and
under some circumstances. a generation
ago, it may have been positively appal-
ling. There is nothing in it to-day.
It's meaning is simply that the south
erner knows no other noise that will ex-
press his sympathies. Its occasion be-
comes apparent. The contributions
of southern States toward the cele-
bration of this Democratic event are
coming along. They are detachmentS
of gayly-uniformed men. At
their head is the soldierly figure Of
General Fitzhugh Lee. He rides like
a centaur. lie is a favorite of north
erners who know him. and he is re-
garded with positive affection by the
southerners. who remember him as a
dashing cavalryman. He is cheered all
along the avenue. and the occupants of
the grand-stand join in the applause.
Close upon him comes the Virginia mi
litia. with the Walker Light Guard, the
st. Johns Academy Cadets. and several
colored companies as special features.
THE GENERAL MILITIA DIVISION.
New York World
The general militia division followed,
with General Fitzhugh Lee riding ahead.
He looked the gallant cavalry officer of
old, and got applause from one end OF
the line to the other. In the saddle he
was a picture worth the catching. and
so thought a dozen photo men on the
roof of the stand opposite the reviewing
point. for many a camera plate was
exposed to catch the parade at this
point. He had a motley but a nOta-
BILE army at his back and under
his command. and dozen States
were represented. Virginia came
out strong with nearly two thousand of
her volunteer force. New York city
sent the Sixty-ninth regiment. The
command really did credit to the
metropolis, marching without break
or point Of criticism past the review
ing-stand. while the band ahead Of it
was one of the best in the long line.
Among the other States represented
were Maryland, Delaware, North Caro-
lima, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio,
Minnesota, Missouri. and Maine. In
all, the uniformed part Of the parade
included about twelve thousand men.
THE SOUTHERN DIVISION.
New York Tribune.
Ii was reserved for the commander of
the Third division to receive the recog-
| milton which revealed the composition
Of large part Of the crowd. The di-
vision was composed largely Of southern
militia and was commanded by General
Fitzhugh Lee. an ex-Confederate SOL
der. All along the line Of march his
appearance was greeted by succession
of shrill cries. half feminine, half deli
ant, which people Immediately re-
cognized as the ''Rebel yell.
They smiled knowingly at each
other as the word was passed
along. The southern Democracy had
not been loading the trains for days and
coming TO the capital to be deprived Of
their yell OF victory. About one third
of his troops were yirginians, including
many cadets, the prevailing uniform
being gray. There were also commands
from Annapolis, Baltimore, Charleston,
st. Louis, Albany, and Schenectady,
and from Ohio, Minnesota, North Caro-
lina. and many other States.
HIS PROGRESS AN OVATION.
New York SUM-
The Third division was a miscella-
neous collection of forty organizations,
comprising troops from Virginia. Ma
rylsnd, New York, North Carolina.
Rhode Island, Missouri, Ohio. Mime
sofa. and the District Of Columbia. 1t
was in command Of Msjor-General Fitz-
hugh Lee, a nephew Of General Robert
L. Lee. and himself a man who bore a
| distinguished part as leader in the Lost
Cause. His appearance at the head of
his column was the occasion for repeated
outbursts Of cheers and every demon
stration Of applause. His progress up
the avenue was an ovation. and might
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