Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-01-16
LEE AND POE
BORN SAME DATE,
DIR. SHEPHERD TELLS OF HIS
NEW LIFE OF GREAT
GENERAL.

baltimore, Jan. 15.-Dr. Henry T.
shepherds Life OF Lee." which was
issued by the publisher December
"a, may appropriately be called "The
Centennial Life OF Lee" as tho hun
dreth anniversary of the birth OF the
illustrious commander OF the Con-
federate Army, which comes Janu-
ary 10. VIII be celebrated by South
erners throughout the United States
Just as the new biography is be-
coming nppular.
DR.. Shepherd. who lives at Dem
more Park, is now engaged I'm making
I annotations and revislons for n sec-
ond edition. soon to be published.
His work cotains a number OF photo
graphs which have never before been
published. Some OF them were col
lected after great diligence In ran
sacking the country. DIR. Shepherd
has received many favorable criti-
cisms OF the work.
What is there I'm your book that
Is entirely new-that has never ap-
peared in any other book?" he was
| asked.
Well" he said, laughing, zone
feature, which is OF little Importance,
Is that I point out that both Lees
and Edward Allen Poe's birthday
were on the same date-January 10.
Lee was born January 10. 1907, and
Poe the same date, 1909. Attention
has never before been called to the
coincidence. A number OF che illus
trations are new, but the part take
most pride I'm is the last chatter I'm
the book, entitled If Lee Had Sue
ceeded.'
This is the chapter I make the
most comprehensive attempt ever
made to prove the contention that
the defeat OF Lee was the most dis
astrous political fate that ever be-
fell the United States. IL Lee had
won the Confederate States OF Ameri-
ca would have been the most Illus
trious, powerful and influential ma
| tion on the earth. think that in
course OF time the slaves would have
been freed, just as the serfs were
freed in Europe, and with better re-
suits than attended and today at
tends the freeing of the negroes.
I'm my opinion the North and
South will be direct contrasts in
course OF time. You can't call the
Northerners and the Southerners a
homogeneous people. The very
thought is ridiculous to one who
knows the true situation"
DR.. Shepherds life of Lee" con-
sists OF seven chapters, with an ap-
pendix containing an outline OF the
principal events in Lees life. The
chapters are entitled
Robert Edward Lee.
Lee as Man.
Lee as a Soldier.
Lee as a Husband and Father.
Lee at Lexington.
II Lee Had Succeeded.
Among the first illustrations Of the
book IS a portrait OF Lee at the age
OF "a years. II is said TO be the
earliest likeness in existence and is
seldom seen.
A photograph OF the first monu-
ment erected by Southern women Is
also given. IL is the monument erect
ed to Miss Annie Carter Lee, General
Lees youngest daughter, who died
in Warren county, North Carolina, in
1852, among strangers while the
family was broken up during the war.
Although the country was poverty
stricken the money for the monu-
mont. which is a modest structure,
was raised Immediately after the war
by number Of Southern women. DR..
Shepherd, who was a young man at
the time was present at the unveil-
Ing OF the monument. The photo
graph OF the monument was taken
especially for DR.. Shepherds book
The dedication OF the volume is as
follows:
To the women of the Confederacy
whose faith has never faltered, whose
zeal has never grown cold, even
though men have proved recreaut IN
the cause; whose heroism eliclted the
highest admiration OF Lee, I dedicate
this volume, in the hope that II may
live with the memory and the eter-
nifty OF his fame.
Chief OF Police @. r. Newkirk, J.
8. Burnett, U. 8. Marshall left this
morning for Baltimore. They go TO
attend United States court at that
place. ...it'- l>lg@ rl9Zr