The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-27
THE yrR,CIous NEwsMoNGER.

| Some one at Easton, Ia. mas IMPOSED
| the following fairy tale upon the Phila-
| dolphia Times
| AN interesting incident OF Consul
| General Lees life is recalled here to-day
| by the statement that Christian Har-
mon. OF Ncsquehoning street. South East
on. has a sabre which was taken from
General Lee when he was captured at
his home aear White House Landing.
| Va. by picked guard Of the Eleventh
| Pennsylvania Cavalry on May "a, 1868, He
had been wounded and had gone home
! to recupcratc. The Union forces heard
| Of his presence mt home and surprised
and captured him a few days later.
General Wool. then commander at Fort
Monroe exchanged General Lee for three
prominent Union officers who had been
selected from prisoners at Libby Prison
TO be shot in retaliation for the execution
OF three gucrrllas by Union troops. The
sabre. scabbard and belt which Mr..
Harmon has were taken by Henry Work
line. of Newark. one of Lees captors.
carried by him TO tho end OF the war and
there exchanged for sword Mr.. Harmon
carried The latter highly prizes Lees
sabre and has refused several offers for
IL from relic hunters"
General Fit2hugh Lee, Consul-General
I
was captured AT all during the war. he
has no home or other place at or any
where near White House Landing in
Virginia, and. as he never was a prison
or. General Wool never, OF course, eX-
changed him for the Union officers who
were to be shot. supposing any such were
I'm that fix.
1t is barely possible there may be an
element Of truth in the Times item
growing out Of the following facts:
General Robert L. Lee had a son
named w. II. +. Lee. who became very
distinguished soldier during the war. ris-
ing to the rank Of Majo General of Cav
airy through 4 series of battles in which
he greatly distinguished himself. In
March. 1862. as made the honored
and much-beloved Colonel OF the Ninth
Virginia Cavalry. which he commanded
as colonel until the spring of 1868. when
he was made Brigader-General of Cav
airy and given brigade consisting Of
the Ninth. Tenth. Thirteenth. Fifteenth
Virginia and Second North Carolina Reg
iments
When General Pleasanton, in command
Of the Union corps Of cavalry crossed the
Rappahannock river on the early morn
ing Of the 9Th Of June. 1863 endeavor-
ing to ascertain what General Lees
movement TO Gettysburg meant and en-
gagged General Stewart in the Cavalry
battle fought that day in the Plains about
Brandy Station-the greatest and most
stubborny fought cavalry battle that
ever took place-General w. ii. +. Lees
brigade occupied that part Of the line
which was in front of Beverly's pond, with
William +. Jones brigade TO his left.
Matters Jared badly with Stuart on his
right flank for a long time during that
day, but General W. II. +. Lee stub
bornly held his ground all day long
against the most formidable attacks until
near O'Clock in the day. when he gradu-
ally yielded to keep his line conforming
to that Of the right which had been con
siderably pushed back. About p. NJ,
Stuart got every thing well in hand on
his right and ordered a general advance
Of his whole line. w. II. F. Lee then
took the aggressive in the most gallant
style. The Ninth Virginia Cavalry was
sent up an elevation at charge with
sabres drawn. in column Of tours. Lee
rode himself, at its head. leading the
charge. On top of the elevation a long
line of Union Cavalry was seen at dis
lance Of some two hundred yards. Lee
rode at the head Of the Ninth directly
into the centre Of this line. Its TANKS
closed in upon the TANKS of the Ninth
and instantly there was confused mass
Of men fighting with sabres and pistols
The fight lasted a very short time when
all Of the Union men who were not killed
or captured, scampered off. Lee with
his men, followed them to stone fence
behind which they had taken the precau-
ton to place seven dismounted men who
opened a terrible fire upon the Confed-
crates which they reached the fence, and
arrested the pursuit at that point. Lee
was badly shot in the groin by one OF
these dismountod men. He had gained
a brilliant and decisive victory, which
PLAYED perhaps the most important part
Of the day in driving Pleasanton to the
precipitate retreat that he at once made
across the river. but he paved for 1t dear
T. by a very dangerous wound.
He had married a Miss Wickham' oil
Hanover county. and he went to the
home in that county of his wife's rela-
tives TO remain while his wound was
healing. While laid up there. during the
summer OF 1859. a raiding party Of Fede-
RAJ Cavalry came upon him and carried
him off to prison. This party possibly
cartured his sabre and this sabre may be
the one that Mr.. Christian Harmon has
ana cherishes so as the sabre OF the Con-
81, General TO Havana. If he has Gene
raj ". ". l.. Lees sabre, he ought at
orce TO return 1t to the Generals son.
WHO lives r. Washington city.
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MIR. CLEVELAND's MISTAKE
In his speech before the Reform CLUB III
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