Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-28
CONFIDENCE IN GEN. LEE
His Old Comrades Anxious for Him to Go
Against Spain.
Record He Made in War Between the
States-Veteran Seeks Place
in Ranks.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CONVICTION, Va, July 27.-Residing
throughout this neighhorhood are hun
dreds of former confederates who were
witnesses to the valor of Maj. Con. Fitz-
hugh Lee in the war between the states,
and they are anxiously looking forward to
the time when he shall demonstrate. in
Cuba, in defense of Uncle Sans interests,
that he is Mt a whit behind others who
have won battles on lard or on sea during
the present war in the ability to shed lus-
ter on the American arms.
wait till Fitz Lee gets u chance at the
Spaniards, said. an old soldier to the
writer, land he will show them what fight.
ing is"
1t makes me feel sad he continued,
when l think of how many young men
lost their lives while serving on Lees staff
during the period from 1861 to 1865, for
Lee was always IN the thickest of the
fight, and of course his aids followed him.
Lee always came out unscathed, but many
young fellow was less fortunate.
Cool and Fearless.
lone OF the most notable characteristics
of Lee was his GOODNESS and absolute fear
lessness in the presence of danger. I re-
call one morning when his division, of
which 1 was a member, found itself
surrounded on three sides by the federals.
Fitz Lee rode along his lines. saying from
sine to time, that all might hear him,
but i'll as calm a tone as ever lie spoke in
his life, Boys, they .nink they lave US;
but they haven't; don't get alarmed
When he had made every one believe that
he knew just what he was talking about,
Lee gave the order 70 charge. There were
many of us who expected to be shot down
in trying to escape, bat, strange as it may
seem, succeeded In breaking away, and
the loss on each side was Ve:y small"
A gentleman now visiting this city re-
laed TO the writer an incident which oc-
curl ed il another city, as showing that
brave men who are anxious to fight on the
side of the United States abound in every
city in the entire country The applicant
for enlistment was disappointed, the re-
cruitng officer having no authority to ac-
cept man over forty-five years of age;
but the would-be soldier announced the in
tention to renew his applica ton q. the
War Department in Washington.
Applicant Turned Pale.
The gentleman referred to is sixty-four
years of age. When his application was
refused by the recruiting officer he turned
pale and begged the officer to enlist him.
The officer refused saying he could not
enlist a man who was above forty-five
years of age without the permission of the
War Department. The applicant left the
office to make his plea for permission to
enlist to the authorities 1T Washington.
His object he SAID, was to earn from the
ranks shoulder straps and a commission
which he thinks his military skill and
knowledge would soon win for him.
This man who tried to enlist as a COM
NON soldier in the United States army is
native of Scotland and naturalized
American. AS an officer in the English
army, he served through the Crirnean war
saw the charge of the Light Brigade at
Balaklava, was in the siege of Lucknow
in India, saw service in the West Indies.
and during the United States civil war
served the federal government on Lake
Pontchartrain and in the Mississippi sound
as revenue officer in charge of tie fast
revenue cutter Farragut.
Rush to Mountains
Although no one has any fear that the
Spaniards will attack any of our seaside
resorts, there is from some cause a greater
rush than usual to the resorts in the noun
tains of this part of Virginia and those in
the nearby portion of West Virginia.
Many have taken up their residence for the
season at the places mentioned for business
reasons. Prominent among the latter is
Mr.. NJ. E. ingalls,, president Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and Big Four roads Mr.
Ingalls, Is the owner of a magnificent cot
tage at Hot Springs, but he has leased one
OF the most commodious cottages at the
White Sulphur. His object is said to be to
remain within easy reach Of his office in
cincinnati, should his presence be needed
in the queen city.
Chances for Sport.
The hunting and fishing streams of the
two Virgtnias are among the most attract
I've to the true sportsman in the United
States, not alone for the quality of sport
they offer, but also for their accessibility
to the great cities of the east and west. and
the pleasure given in an outing among vir-
ia nv tpa
OF the surroundings and the interesting his
| toric associations. The circuit of fifty miles
around Clifton Forge, which embraces
Bath, Highland and Allegheny counties
and the great Virginia Springs Basin is
unquestionably the best mountain deer re.
gion between the Rocky mountains and the
Adirondacks. Speckled trout abound in all
the streams of both Highland and ALLIE
ghany counties, while bass are abundant in
the Cow Pasture" in the James, between
Clifton Forge and Natural Bridge and in
the Greenbrier river, in the vicinity of Fort
| Spring and Anderson.
Nimrod Hall.
Among the places most widely known is
Nimrod Hail. an estate in Bath county
Virginia, seven miles from Millboro, which
| is perhaps the best point in the entire state
| for deer shooting and fall outing. .ne
| estate lies in a lovely valley at an eIeva.
| ton of 1900 feet, and borders upon the
| Cow Pasture river, remarkably beauti
| full mountain stream Nimrod Hall and its
| surrounding cottages provide comfortable
| accommodations for seventy or eighty
guests, and Mr.. Watson, the owner, main
| tains large pack of hounds and a goot
stable of hunters for their use. 1t Is an of
| day during August, September and October
| when the drive does not start from six t.
| ten deer. Bass fishing In the neighborine
streams Is also excellent.
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