The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-12
ECHOES OF THE CONFEDERACY,
Continued from the an page. J

Gas Gen. Lee stood confront
ing Gen. Grant, before they be
gan to speak of the business they
had in hand, a number of Federal
officers were near Gen. Grant lis
tening to the conversation and
some of them taking part in it,
and had stranger entered the
room, ignorant of what was taking
place, it would never have occur
red to him that anything was go
ing on but a pleasant conVerSa-
ton among friends Gen. Lee
was as calm and collected, as dig
nitied and gracious, as | ever saw
him in the hour of victory"
Col Marshall. the officer who
gives the above tribute. is now "A
resident of Baltimore City, Md.
where he is engaged in the prac.
tice of law. He was Gen. Lees
aide and was the only Confed-
crate officer present at the me-
mOrable scene in the house of Mr.
Mclean near Appomattox.
There yet remains the final act
of Lees life. When the war
closed he found himself past
middle age and compelled to de
pend upon his own efforts for his
maintenance. He was the recip-
lent of many offers from persons
who desired the use Of his dis
tlngui>hed name 10 promote their
interests I'm business. All of
these be declined. some with IN
dlgnatlon. He also had the offer
from several wealthy friends and
admirers to accept their hospital
ity and spend the remainder of
his days In their company. These
he also declined. Finally he ac-
cepted the presidency of Wash
lngton College, IN his native
State, and IN that dlgnled and
useful retirement he closed his
eventtul life.
During the last years OF his
lie ms greatest Influence was eN-
erted to reconcile the Southern
people to the hard conquenceS OF
their defeat and reconcile them
to accept the government that
had been established 10y the result
OF the war and thus relieve his
countrNmen from the eNll OF mill.
tary rule ana the continuance OF
the same III any form OF govern
hieh' III any section OF the c"un
Try, IN TINS ne was successful
anu ms example dla more 10 IN
cine the scale III the favor OF
manly "uoP'l"'l oI Vh"t course Oh
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40's ",' y""' VI tue 'nuNldual
so orlei' that one often sees only
Inc eoo OF the advancing wave,
ana IS thuS discouraged. 1t is
history that teaches us to hope"
After the surrender at Apo.
matoN' ne promptly counSeled
MS old soldiers 10 look upon the
great country thus reunited by
oloOd ana IRON as their own and
10 I'VE ana labor for Its welfare
ana future peace. His personal
conduct was IN accord with those
teachings, For five years he was
permitted to exhibit TO his cOun-
trymen III the discharge of his
duties as the president of Wash
lngtOn College the best qualities