The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-30
ETZHUGH LEE.

His share in bringing together the
| north and the south should entitie Fitz-
hugh Lee 10 a place in the grateful
| memory of the whole American people
He was one Of the first to lay aside
! the bitterness. BY deed as well as by
word he proved his reallegiance to the
old flag. The blue uniform covered in
| 1893 the scars that the gray brought in
1864, and marked the elimination of
the efforts Of years spent In bringing
about an Understandings under
standing that was complete.
Although he served with distinction
in many important civil capacities.
General Lee will be remembered chief
~ as a soldier, one of the brilliant cav
airy lieutenants of his noted uncle.
Robert L. Lee. A grandson of Light
Horse Harry" Lee, and son OF Commo-
dOre S. S Lee, it was natural that
Fitzhugh Lee should be a soldier. He
was graduated from West Point in 1856,
and before the close of his twenty-frst
year had received a desperate wound in
an engagement with Indians in the
west. He was an instructor in the mil
itary academy when the civil war be-
gan, but at once resigned and Joined
the confederate forces, where he dis
played so great ability and gallantry
as a cavalry officer that at the close
Of the war he had been advanced from
first Lieutenant to major general in
command of all the cavalry of the army
Of northern Virginia He was opposed
to Sheridan when that great fighting
n ,i--Irr
through the Shenandoah valley in 1864.
1t was during one of Sheridan's raids
that Lee received his most severe
wound after three horses had been shot
under him.
When the war closed General Lee ap-
piled himself to the work of recon-
structiOn with an earnestness no less
marked than the vigor with which he
fought for the lost cause. His speech
at Bunker Hill in 1874 has been regard
ed as one Of the great agencies in OBJ
literating sectional lines. AS a Lee of
Virginia, and one of the men who had
ances had a wide influence. and his talk
was all for union.
General Lee had been conspicuous in
public life for many years He was
elected governor of his native state i'm
1885, and in 1898 was appointed United
States consul at Havana, where he re
manned until war was declared against
Spain. During the time between the
blowing up of the Maine and the for
NAL declaration of war. General Lee
handled a delicate situation with rare
skill
The final proof that General Lee had
won the fun confidence of the United
States government came after war was
declared, when he was appointed major
general Of volunteers and placed in
command Of the Seventh army CORPS at
Jacksonville. His corps saw no active
service, but he won recognition by the
splendid manner in which he cared for.
the 10000 men placed in his charge. His
camp passed through the summer with
a lower death rate than any other camp
in the country.
After the close of the SpanisH-Amer-
lean war General Lee was transferred
to the regular army and made military
governor Of Cuba, where he continued
to render the country good service IN
til his retirement. At the time of his
death he was at the head OF the James
town exposition commission.
Few men who were conspicuous in
the cOnfederacy had so completely won
the confidence and esteem of the entire
country Personally he had all the
charm of the cultured southern gentle
man, while retaining a democratic
manner that made him at home with
every one he met. His death win be q
personal grief to hundreds who knew
him, and he will be mourned by all who
are familiar with his great work for a
reunited country.