The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-01

+ paigu against General Pope. His services
az tho baltic of Second Manassas were
brilliant and attra ed Che attention Of
made Brlcadicr-Gcucrli November q, 1863.
and was ordered ly President Davis 10
Nickshur'. Miss. 20 take command OF
the garrison and batteries holding the
VI ss.ssppi river at that point Here he
was siguaiy successful boo many engage
ments ~ Importance. notably az the Bat
tie of Chickasaw Bayou, and fubscquent-
~ in the battle OF Baker Creek or
Champion lill. where he was greatly
compl.monted for his calantry
General Lee commanded part OF the
I intreuchmcnts in Nickshurg, near the
railroad cur. and Immediately after the
fall OF that CITY was exchanged. wac pro-
NOTED Maior-Gencgal August leg. md
placed in command Of all tho cavalry IN
Mississippi. Alabama. West tennessee
and East Louisiana.
AFTER SHERMAN.
When sherman marched from Vicks-
burg 20 Meridian. Miss, with An army or
5000 men, General Lee hung on his
front. rear. and TANKS with a cavalry
force OF $500 men. The infantry force
was not large enough 10 nsnt a battle
and littio opposition could bee made nF
the cavalry force. When General POLK
was sent from Mississippi 90 reinforce TIE
Confederate army at Dalton. Ga. zen
lee WAS promoted Iruteuant-Gen
juno -. 1864, and gned 20 the com
mand Of IA department or Mississippi,
Alabama. east Louisiana, and west Ten
nts-ce. After the Battle Of larrisbufgu
or Tupeic Miss. General Lee was or
dorcl to Atlanta. Ca. and assigned 20 inc
command of Hoods old corps OF infantry,
Hood having relieved General johnston
in command Of the army OF Ienhc7see.
Here Doc was engaged In the battle OK
July 2Nth. ON the left of Atlanta was
also in The battle of Jonesboro. south OF
Atlanta, and subsequently accompanied
General Hood in his flank movement
around Atlanta and north rs far as he-
SAGA. and then INFO TENNESSEE via Ins-
cumhla, Ala.
When the battle Of Nashville was
fought. and Hood badly routed. Lee
corps held and repuised the "a, enemy a., q.
Overt0u Hlil. and in the disaster nls
corps was the only one organized Tor
three days after the rOur he was
wounded while with the rear suail la'e
boz rho afternoon OF the day atter thls
battle. bat did not relnquish command
until his corps was relieved by an or
gaulzel rear guard. composed OF lllltn-
try and the cavalry corps OF LoIttSt;
south Of Columbia. As soon as PeHerdl
Leo was sufficiently recovered rom llla
wound he resumed command or MS corps
u North Carolina. ard in time 70 sur
render with the Confederate army COM
manded by General Joseph r. Johnston
AFTER THE WAR.
IN February. 1865. General Lee married
Regina Harrison. OF Columbus. Miss. lie
has but one child-Blewett Lee. since
fh. &C., General Lee has labored con-
stantly and theoretically 10 build up the
waste places OF the South. BY profession
he is planter and is now President of
tho Agricultural aud Mechanical College
of Mississippi. Tie has had charge or the
college since It's opening boz 1850. his adj
mlnstration having been most successful.
Tho college has known nothing but
growth and prosperity since u nrst open"
ga its doors General Lee has never as
pircd 10 political office. lie has twice
been called into politics. once as state
senator and afterwards as member OF
the lastcOnstitutional convention. which
framed the present constitution OF Mis-
sissippi.
10 - fine speaker. typical Confed-
crate. a genial, cultivated Southern gen.
tleman. and a man widely known aud
greatly beloved His selection as the ora
tor OF the day on this occasion Is regarded
as a wise one and altogether suitable. II
will DO generally satisfactory to the vets-
rama.