Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-06
GEN. ANDREW LEWIS.
ANOTHER LETTER AS TO THE BURIAL
PLACE OF THE OLD HERO.
Strong Testimony That His Grave Ii I'm tho
Hin Overlooking tho Town
of Salem.

TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
"Who will settle the question OF Gehe'
raj Iewls's burial placer" are the con-
Guiding words OF communication rum
Mr. T.. r.. Lamb, OF lions Hill. Bote'our.
county. Va, appearing In the Dispa'ch Oh
November 9th. This question OK "r'
Lambs was prompted by the statement
>, Mr. James Buford, OF Bedford county,
that Notwithstanding the claim mauo
that General Lewis was buried on d mn
overlooking the town or Salem ne was
In reality buried near Goose Creeh' III
bedford county," which statement Mr.
pr,ord makes on the strength or state
,,o,,a made TO him by his father, Cap
tain Paschal Buford. whose father harry
puford. succeeded Mr.. Talbot IN the OWN
ership OF the house where General LEWIS
did unauestionably die. as VIII De here'
after shown. But, were there no other
evIdonce of the incorrectness OF MI
lanes Ruford's views on the SUBJECT
abatement made to me (since the publ
cation OF Mr.. Lambs articie) py Coiohe'
Thomas Lewis, a native OF Roahoke coun-
~ and n direct descendant OF oehefai
Andrew Lewis, would seem to be sum
oian, 10 unsettle confidence in 1t. Colonel
Lewis says that In 1870. when q young
man. he visited at Captain Paschai bu-
ford's house in Bedford county, ana WINE
there he referred TO the TRADITION winch
was current in that neighOorhood. that
General Lewis was buried near there,
and told Captain Buford that Colo
NIc(uanan1n. Oh ana
bonored resident OF Roanone county, VINO
married D. granddaughter OF General
Lewis. had said that he was at MS pnriai'
and that 1t took place on a nil near
salem. Then" said Captain Buford. III
Elijah says 50, 1t Is So" Also, Colohei
Lewis tells me that he Afterwards met
captain Buford in Petersburg in 1862. du-
ring the war, when he again asked MIN
about the matter. and the old captain
replled that there was such traul''o"
in his nelghborhood as that General Lewis
was brried there, but said me-
told Won once before that II Elijah NC
Clanahan says It Is not so. then the ira
dtion is no. correct" Doubtless MY
James Buford is now but repeating the
tradition which was at one time current
but which his father, as above, acKho"-
lodged to b. incorrest
OTHER PROOFS.
But going back into a closer research
into the matter. have obtained copies o,
the stanton Spectator OF the loth ana
9q1 OF August. and the 2Sth Of Nov mber,
1852. in which there is published very
Interesting correspondence on this sup
iect OF General Lewis's last restlng-place
between j. NJ. McCue, OF tlshersVl'le'
Va; the Hon. j. Randolph Tucker, then
in Congress; Frederick Johnston the
father OF the writer, formerly Of Salem,
Va; Mr.. william McCauley. now resi-
dent Of Salem, and others. This corre-
spOndence was In cons quenc' or SINH
lar question 10 Lambs beng asked
by Mr. McCue, who, Ike Mr.. Lamb,
thought that the State OF virginia should.
In some fitting manner, mark the burial
place OF 80 distinguished a son.
That correspondence is too volumlnous
10 ask the Dispatch to publish, as inter-
esting and satisfactory and settling as
Il Is. so we must confine ourselves TO
short extracts from It, and must refer
those who would wish 10 see 1t all TO the
files OF the Spectator
At THE BURIAL.
Mr. Johnston says in his first letter
that Mr.. Nathaniel Burwell, who in
ISL bought from Captain William Lewis
Ghe son Of General Andrew Lewis the
farm on which the General was buried
told him (Alr. J0hnston) that when he
bought the place there was wooden
Enclosure surrounding the graves OF Gen
eral Lewis and his VIE. and that Colonel
Elijah McClanahan than whose memory
and character fOr truthfulness none
stands higher or IS m0:e revered In this
section 0hen s. years o.t). tod him that
b. was present az TIE burial Of Genera!
Andrew Lewis and that It was on the
Iari owned by Mr. BrrweI near Salem"