Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30

CAPTAIN JOHN THONPSON BROWN,
assistant Grand Marshal Of Masons)
Lee was suIncleE-ly recovered ifOm ais
wound he resumed command OF his corps
in North Carolina. and in time to sur
render with the Confederate army com
manded by General Joseph l.. Johnston.
SINCE THE WAR.
In February, 1855. General Lee married
Regina Harrison. OF Columbus. Miss.
He has but one child-Blewett Lee. Since
the war General Lee has l9bOred con-
stantly and energetically TO build up the
waste places of the South. by profess
sion. he - n planter, and is now president
Of the Mississippi Agricultural and Me-
chanlcal College. He has had charge OF
the college since its opening In 1880. his
administration having been most success
ful. The college has known nothing but
growth and prosperity since the day It
first opened its doors. General Lee has
never aspired to political office. He has
twice been called into politics. once as
State senator. and afterwards as men,
Der Of the last constitutional convention.
which framed the present Constitution OF
Mississippi.
THE GRAND MARSHAL.
General William b. Tallaferro, grand
marshal on the occasion of the corner
stone laying was educated at William
and Mary College, and afterwards studied
law at Harvard University. When the
Mexican war broke out he enlisted and
served under the command Of General
Scott. At tho close OF the struggle he
had attained the rank of major. He
then served until the breaking out OF the
late war his peop-e for many years In
official positions OF a public nature,
representing his county several sessions
in the Legislature.
When the late war broke out he was
n major-general IN the militia OF the
State. and on the evening OF the day on
which the State seeded from the Union
was ordered by Governor Letcher to Nor
folk 10 organize and assume command OF
the forces Of Virginia 10 be concentrated
at that point. When the volunteer system
was adopted by the Virginia convention
| for active duty General TaliaferrO APP
piled for n command, and was made
| colonel in that service, and was assigned
| to the command at Gloucester Point.
| lie was afterwards assigned to the COM
mand of the Twenty-third Virginia Regi-
ment.
| MADE BRIGADIER BY PRESIDENT.
In February, 1862. he was appointed by
President Davis brigadler-general In the
Confederate army. and ordered TO report
to General Joseph l.. Johnston, who as
signed him a brigade in the Army OF the
Valley"
He was with Stonewall Jackson through
out his famous Valley campaigns, and
participated in most OF those memorable
battles. After the seven-days battles
around Richmond, in which ne was only
able to participate on the last day, he
was sent with Jackson TO tho line OF the
''Rapdan," and at the battle OF Cedar
Run" or "Siaughter's Mountain" In
which he was slightly wounded, succeed
ed, upon the fall Of the gallant General
Charles Winder, 10 the command Of the
"Stonewall Division" which he command
cd during the fight. He commanded this
division UeckSon's) throughout the sue
ceeding campaign, until, at the second
battle Of Manassas, he was severely
wounded and compelled 10 leave the
field for few months He reported again
for duty In time to take command Of that
celebrated division before the battle OF
Fredericksburg, and commanded 1t In that
great battle. When the evacuation OF
Charleston was determined on, in conse-
duence OF the march OF Sherman on Caro-
lima, General Taliaferro was charged with
that duty, which was accomplished with
out the loss of man, and he was at
once placed in command Of q division in
the field in the army commanded by Gene
raj Hardee lie was paro.ed IN May, 1865,
a major-general, and returned home to
find, after an absence OF over four years,