Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-29
GEN. F|TzHUGH
LEES LIFE ENDED
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made until after the arrival in Wash
ington of Mrs. Lee, who is now on her
way to Washington from Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga.
Meanwhile the body will be prepared
for burial and will remain at the hos
pital. 1t is possible that the body
may be laid to rest in the National
cemetery at Arlington, although it is
said that friends of General Lee may
make an effort to have a site chosen
somewhere else in Virginia.
A widow and five children survive
General Lee. Two of the boys are
army officers and two of the girls are
wives OF army officers, while the re-
naming child is a young woman still
in her teens. The children are Mrs ].
c. Rhea, wife of Lieutenant Rhea, now
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga; Lieutenant
Fitzhugh Lee of the cavalry branch
now in Manila; Lieutenant Jameson
Lee of the Seventh cavalry, who is now
in San Francisco; Mrs. Annie Brown
wife of Lieutenant Brown of the Sew
enth cavalry, who is now in San Fran
cisco, and Miss Virginia Lee.
Gen. Lees Career
Gen. Lee was born in Clermont, Fair
fax county, Va, November 10, 1885. He
was the nephew of Robert E. Lee He
was appointed a cadet at large to West
Point by President Fillmore. He en-
tered the academy at 16 and was grad
in inf
ment to the famous Second cavalry.
After serving a year at Carlisle bar
racks as cavalry instructor of recruits
he reported to his regiment on the
frontier of Texas and was greatly dis
tinguished in several fights with the
Indians. In a fight with the CO.
manches May 10, 1859, he was severely
wounded, being pierced through the
lungs with an arrow. The surgeons
despaired of his life, but he recovered
Joined his command and led a part of
his company in January, 1860, in very
notable and successful fight with the
Indians, in which he greatly distn-
Guished himself in a single combat
with an Indian chief.
In November 1860, he was ordered to
West Point as instructor of cavalry
tactics.
Joined the Confederates
When Virginia seeded from the
Union he resigned his commission and
rendered his services to his native
state. He served for a time on the
staff of Gen. R. S. Ewell and in Sep
tember, 1861. he became lieutenant
First Virginia cavalry.
Henceforth he was intimately con-
nected with Stuart's cavalry and won
reputation for dash, daring and in
telligent execution of duty.
After the battles around Richmond
Lee was made brigadier general, his
brigade consisting of the First, Third.
Fourth. Fifth and Ninth Virginia cav
airy and battery of horse artillery.
When General Robert Lee withdrew
from Sharpsburg, Fitzhugh Lees bri-
gade relieved the pickets and held the
line until the army had crossed the
Potomac.
In the Charlottesville movement he
protected Jackson's flank and made a
very important reconnaissance by which
he located the flank and rear of the
enemy and enabled Jackson to attack
it to the best advantage.
Made Major General
In the autumn of 1868 General Lee
was made major-general and given
command Of a division of cavalry
In the campaign of 1864 he rendered
important service, holding in check
the advance of Grants army until gen.
eral r. E. Lees infantry could occupy
Spottsylvania, repelling Sherman's raid
on Richmond, defeating Sheridan at
Trevillians and Samaria Church, rout-
ing Wilson at Reams Station and
operating with Early i'm the valley, be-
ing severely wounded at the battle of
Winchester.
When Hampton was sent south Lee
was given the command of the entire
cavalry corps Of the army of northern
Virginia, conducted the retreat to APP
pomattox, was one of the council Of
war whom Robert Lee consulted and
one of the leaders I'm the last charge
Of the army Of northern Virginia. He
"@eeeoted the situation" after the sur