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pointed ScCOuu ututSHdnb III tnt IdfnOub
old Second Cavalry, which regiment fur
tinguished In the Civil War His first
duty was In drilling raw recruits at the
Carlisle Barracks. Pa. Then he was sent
TO the Western frontier and became an
Indian fighter In Texas under Major Earl
Van Dorm. 81.
In one encounter Lieutenant Lee re-
ceiyed an arrow wound between the ribs
that came near costing his life. on anoth-
er occasion he grappled with big Indian
In a hand to hand combat, threw his anita
gonIst to the ground and killed him. Ma
jor Il. NJ Hayes. of the Seventh Cavalry.
writes from Fort Clark, Texas. under date
Of January 1895, describing this incident:
Il remarked TO Lee You had a pretty
close call with the Indian He replied,
Yes, he was a big fellow, but l was only
getting my muscle up with him, and feel
now that / could get away with half
dozen like him. Later. on my asking MN
how he had succeeded In throwing the
Indian. he said: He was very strong as
far as brute strength went, but he knew
nothing OF the science of wrestling. For
= time. though, i thought he would get
me. when l happened to think Of a trlcK
in wrestling which l learned during my
school days in Virginia. 1t was known
as the Virginia back heel tried II Oh
him and fetched him
AN IDEAL TROOPER.
The outbreak Of the civil war found
FItzhugh Ice back at West Point as
Instructor i'm cavalry tactics. lie prompt
~ resigned. offered his services to his ma
tive State. served first on the stan OF
General Ewell, then as lieutenant COLO
mel of the First Virginia cavalry uhueI
J. E. b. stuart, whom he accompanied
ON his famous raid around Mcclellan
army in front of Richmond. On the pro-
motion OF stuart Lee was chosen COLO
mel and later brigadier general uhder
stuart. In 1868 the cavalry OF the Army
Of Northern Virginia was divided into two
divisions. commanded respectively by Cen
erals Wade Hampton and fltZhugh Lee
shortly after the death of stuart Lee
sncceeded Hampton as commander OF the
cavalry of the Army of Northern Nlr-
ginia. with the rank of major general
Eitzhugh Lees gallant war record Is a
matter of familiar history, both written
and unwritten. He was always trusleu'
and frequently commended, by MS SUI
perior officers, and was the ldol Oh ms
brave troopers. He it was VINO plazed
Inc vav and guided Stonewall Jackson in
the latter's great flank movement that
WIN for the Confederate arms the battIe
of Charlottesville. At Winchester sep
tember 10. 1864, he had three horses Killed
under him and was severely wounded
Anecdotes of "F1tz" Lees proves apouhu
in the various war histories ana reHlIls-
cences of soldiers. He is often confoundeo
with his cousin the late General W. H.
Fitzhugh C'Rooney') Lee, the second son
of General Robert Il. Lee, and VINO was
also a dashing cavalry officer
Like his chief, "Jeb' Stuart, tltzhugh
Lee was a Joyous and light hearted
all night after
lighting all day. In January, "a, When
the Confederate cavalry was quartered
at Charlottesville, the officers got up
grand ball. General Robert h. Lee wrote
to his youngest son, then belonging u
that arm of the service
Tell Fitz l grieve over the hardships
and sufferings of his men In their late
expedition. l am afraid he was
anxious to get back to the ball This Is
a bad time for such things. We have TOO
grave subjects on hand to engage in such
trivial amusements. l would rather MS
officers should entertain themselves IN
fattening their horses. healing their men,
and recruiting their regiments. There are
too many Lees on the committee. L IKE
them all TO be present at battles, but
can excuse them at balls
The last fighting done by the Army OF
Northern Virginia was the cavalry charge
headed by "Fitz" Lee, at Farmville, a
few miles from Appomattox, on the Sth
of April, 1865, when the Confederates
were successful in driving back the Fed
eral cavalry division Of General Crook.
Then Sheridan and ord came up, and end
ed the hopeless struggle; and the next
day Grant and Lee settled the terms OF
the surrender. At the campfire council
of the Confederate leaders on the night
of the Sth, "Fitz" Lee had asked but
was refused permission TO eXtricate his
cavalry i'm case of surrender, provided II
was done before the flag of truce should
change the status. He was afraid his men
would lose their horses-a fear which also
oppressed his uncle and commander. Cen
eral Robert T.. Lee. But. as history has
recorded i'm letters of gold. General Grant
magnanimously agreed Ito let all men
who claimed TO own horse or mule take
the animals home with them to work
their little farms"
STORIES OF GENERAL LEE.
Before leaving FitZhugh Lees war re-
cord the temptation is irresistible TO in
clude here one or two of the good
stories" which he himself tells with in
finite jest and humor.
After AppomattoX our trooper general
was trudging dejectedly back 10 his farm
i'm Stafford, when he met a grayback
with a gun hurryng to the front 10 re-
join his regiment
mo use" said Fitz shaking his head.
Lee has surrendered
"What?" exclaimed the soldier stand
ing petrifed Did you say Lee had sur
rendered? | don't believe IT.. It's a
lie"
Upon the sad assurance being repeated
the poor fellow burst into tears of morti-
ication and rage and burted out: You
can't make me believe that Uncle Robert
ever surrendered no how. 1t must ma
hen that - foxy FitZ' Lee!
Here Is another Renaissance that
you'd lust ought to" hear Fitz Lee tell;
one of the most devoted, thick and thin
adherents the Southern cause ever hau
was old Colonel NJ, or virginia.
No matter how thick and black disaster
lowered upon the Confederate arms, the