The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-29

affection of your country need
hardly be SAID that tho Inter portion Of
discrepancies twas amply fulfilled.
In sthe campo igns of 1864 the brilliant
cavalryinan rendered most conspicuous
service. With his cavalry he held IN
check the advance. Of Grants army un-
It'll Lees army1could occupy Spotsylvania
courthouse; Ia Ter IN repelling sheridan's
raid or Richmond; in defeating Sheridan
NJ ITrevilinn's Station and again at Sn =
maria Churcll;, and still later In routing
Wilson at Reams'sf Station, where the
Confederate cavalry captured eighteen
pieces of artillery, .bnggagc trains. ETC..
IN his opera tons with Early In the lower.
valley he was conspicuous for gallantry.
having three horses shot under MIN our
ing tho battle 1T Winchester, September
18th and being bimself severely ~ounoea
in that engagement
When toward the close Of the war
Wade Hampton was sent south aiter
St,nrt's deaths at Yellow Tavern. tttz-
hugh Lee was given command 81 the en-
| tire cavalry Of the Army OF Northern NE
| gina and had merited and would nave
received the commission OF lie Gu ten I,
general but forstIle breaking Of the lines
and the evacuation Of Richmond and tho
retreat toward APPROPRIATION. On that
retreat his service was superb, his cav
airy covering the retreat Of the army
| and protecting 1t from the Federal cav
airy commands. which were pressing u
! from various directions, 4 It is said that
! General Fitzhugh Lee desired PERMISSION
| to cut his way through with MS caV VARY
| on the eve OF the surrender, put was no.
4 permitted to attempt It, lie was one OF
| the leaders Of: tho last charge OF the
| Confederate armies before the surrender
rand sat at one of the councils or war
! which General r.. e. Lee consulted pe!oTe
i determining to capitulatc'
The Struggle to Live.
After the war. General Lee made his
way to his old home OF boyhood nnc
| together with thousands Of his country
/ men took up the struggle Oh llte on M
i farm at Rlchland. Writing to frle en-.
OF his changed position ne sala VIZ
characteristic cheerfulness and opium
ism: II have been drawing corn all M
life from the qlartermaster ana no"
am irving to draw 1t from the ground
| AT the commencement exercises or IN
University of Virginia, when the gene
i raj was called on for n speech, he re
spondcd thus IN the State OF Virginl'
there is q little village named Appomat
1 fox Courthouse. There on the 9th "a!
4 OF April. 1865, suddenly discovered lila
have nothing more to say
General Lee lived the life of countr
4 gentleman and farmer until about lfs
s nut all the while took an active lntersS
i IN public affairs. In 1854 he was an el
thusiastc supporter of Mr.. Cleveland &c
a the presidency, and rode at the head
4 the Virginia troops IN the !lnnugulhl pc
rade In March, 1885, receiving treillsl
dous ovation and attracting more. attel
i tion than any man In the parane "a '
q the President as he rode IN ms solalerl
4 grace at the head of4the virginia Noiul
teers. warm friendship sprlang up o.
tween he ex- Confederate soldier ana Y
first Democratic President after the wa
and this continued to the close or "
generals life In 1885 President Clevelar
a nominated General Lea for collector 4
internal revenue forsthe Sixth p strict ..
Virginia, with HEADQUARTERS az ltsnsi
burg. He was serving in@thht capaci'
when, In the summer Of that year, nc w
nor of the State, and was elected art
"a spectacular brilliant ana rnnlu'h a say,
campaign, defeating the Repup''ci'1l t'o'
inee, captain John s. Wise. BY nam
! some majority.
Life ia Richmond,
Ills subsequent life III this CITY wh li
Governor Ills life. AT Glasgow, Va o., !
Ing The years 1890 and ls9l ana tn ~, !,
teryal which followed uni ~ " icy
land nominated him In 1876 TO pc seo ltis!-
L general of the United states ny iih ~,
Cuba, are familiar history me me, ,Su =,
insurrecton as II was then eul'e ~, y, "
81 in progress, and the post was . ", us..nai
q and important one. Pres.deht Ni N.Y., ~