The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15
FEW LAST DAYS OF
THE CONF EDERACY.
Thoughts Brought to Mind By
Visit to Homes Of Lee and
Jackson.
LEES LOVE Of CHILDREN
His Example Remains An In
spiration for All Time.
Needs No Tablet.
LEES LOVE or CHILDREN

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Dnr,nr recent trip to Lexington, va
the first time I had that pleasure ~
noanv wears, I visited the Lee Memorial
rhanel and there also saw Genera
Robert E. Lees office, said TO DC Jus'
as he left it when last he was theEe'
What soldier Of the Army of Northern
Virginia, or what follower OF Lee, cah
repress his emotion, or still the quick
,hrohbinrs of his breast in such pres.
ence? How memory, sweeping PACK
through tho mists OF forty years anu
more, recalled the parting words or az
vice and comfort to his faithful follow
ere "Sot to 80 away, but to remain
md rebuild their homes. saying also
rhat their country still needed their
.eryices Wise words, whose wisdom tliie
has fully proved.
Nv thoughts ran back TO ms "ho1e
Rnrderful career. as commander. but espe-
+ -sa,,r IL tina. marvellous campaign or
~. vter. snorr of his own right arm
..JsesSon. the .nnortal'--he braced MN
.sit for the coming storm ard stood TOUR
,,,,gra 10 every wind. and ready for every
# foe. Gran, in the Wilderness. Seigel ana
Hunter in the Valley, Butler IN ..E
Il SOUTH. and Crook II the Southwest me
story OF that struggle is unparatieiea IN
The annals Of warfare in my OPINION. 1903
81, as YOU may. Planting himself IN the
from. OF his mighty adversary, he hurried
tack his overwhelming numbers Win
rontusior and slaughter in al least SIX
Il ,,frchesi battles. A; the Wilderness, spot
sylvanIa North Anna, Cold Harbor, re-
,ersburg and the Crater. Attempting TO
lead a charge IN the Wilderness, ne IS
restrained from so doing by an adlut
of an Arkansas regiment in the Texas
+ brigade and is then given signal proof
OF the love of his men and of their care
on his behalf Again, at SpotsylVania
under very similar circumstances, ne mad
the same service performed by Nir-
pinian in the crisis Of battle. But there
is another instance OF like character,
and some events connected with II, "hicn
have never heard mentioned
After the capture Of Fort Harrison, sep
tember %, 1864, the Federal forces made
a simultaneous advance up the Darby
town Road to the point where the present
rhesapeake and Ohio Railroad crosses tho
same General Lee, by flank movement
on the Charles City Road, caused them
to retire, and he" then established his line
across the Darbytown Road about Two
miles below and the men of Fields dlvi-
sion threw up some slight breastworks
Il. ',-'. p a,,noad ,go;nst those in
D. bul a. ,>o;rt On thoso limos
,tI',ltl' ~. ,,an,ta ni1 1arr,or General
neiu ~ nv ~. h,,raao ,ho fipht-
-. =. ioe'i..is "',m ond several aater-
ans was so' ,,,. ,roro n,ade though A.
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anu ',ie Sill, -. 49,, 49,, nhnnoa do
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