The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
sketch of Lt.-Gen. Stephen d. Lee, Com
mandcr United Confederate Veterans.

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tBy Chaplain ]. VIM. Jones.)
IN presenting the portrait OF General
Lee to Leo Camp, DIR. J. William Jones
gave the following carefully prepared
sketch, which many veterans have ex-
pressed desire to see in print:
| Northumberland Stephen y. Lee
! is native Of Charleston. s. c., and
descended from most honorable Reyo-
! lutionary ancestors, though he mas
been since the war distinguished
citizen of the State of Mississippi He
| was born on the ED of September,
1888, was prepared in the admirable
schools of Charleston. and entered West
Point In 1850 and graduated in 1854
| in the class with j. E. B. Stuart, Custis
Lee, Pender, Pegram, Oracle, and
4 others who were afterwards distin-
| guished in the Confederate service. and
1 o. o. Howard, Wood, and Others OF
note in the Federal aymies. lie served
/ in the Fourth Artillery on the FROM
/ tiers of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska,
was made first lieutenant in 1885, and
| in 1857 served under Colonel Looms
against the Indians in Florida.
On the secession of his native State
he promptly resigned, being then sta
, toned at Fort Randel, Neb., and was
made captain of South Carolina volun-
: teers For meritorious services and
real merit he gradually rose from this
rank through all of the grades to tina
of lieutenant.general,a and was unIues-
tionably one of the rising soldiers OF
; the Confederacy when the war cloaed.
His first service in the war was as
aide to General Beanregard, being one
4 of the two officers sent to demand TIE
, surrender OF Sumter. and when the
! demand was refused, ordering the near
est battery to fire on the fort. Sie
served as captain of battery in tbs
5 Hampton Legion, and In November
t 1861, he was promoted major OF ariii-
4 lcry; served with Johnston at York
y town in tho spring of 1859; was pro
. .mOted lieutenant-colonel OF artilier;
! for gallant and meritortous service
! was with Whiting at Seven Pines ans
\ was Nlagrudcr.s chief OF arttiiery u
: Seven DAYS Around Richmond; wa
!, then put in command of the Fourh
;, Virginia Cavalry, and compliments
= for hts daring scouting, AMI wtlen IN
= campaign against Pope opened he VIZ
: made colonel of artillery and put y
: command Of a battalion of iwent
y guns.
+ AT Second Manassas he occupied
!. ridge between Jackson's and Long
streets positions, and when the cnfffi
advanced his heavy lines 70 crps
Jackson. Lee opened on them with a
Of his guns which he handled 30 ~
perbiy and with such terrific rfsf
I THAT the slaughter was fearful and IN
: enemy's columns were broken 10 piece
land retired Colonel Lee and his bal
talon Consisting of Hhctts spui
Carolina battery, under Liepisnar
] William Elliott. and Parker's. EpbaHk
(. and Jordan's Virginia battsrtahj yer
! highly complmentcd ~ the official r
: ports, and President DAVIS SAID M
: they saved the day.
8 This incident In told as iiiu.trhflr'
: the spirit of the men. When The ~
. Iemy had charged to within a 'iundr'
Yards Of THE guns. and been rcprifs
!, with great slaughter BY the free ~
d of era pe and canister, boy of sixtes
q rushed UP to Capt, W.. w, fhrks
!. widely known for his piettS as we'll
: Ihis cool courage. and exclaimed, Ca
J. tain, God has given us the victory
l. .Yes, my son,' was tho rfply; Nbnt
e back TO your gan. we yiIi thank ~
4 after awhile" And they did ta
y afterwards Thanksgiving service
s. At Shnrpsburg again Lee and tlB ba
d talon vera greatly diatinBuished, .,
le lost heavily, more than ons hundr
= men and ninety horses out ofdhe 10
=. batteries. Lee himself was confidet
y Tally consulted by jackson In rcfefch
g TO desperate move he was ca
Sc templating, and grim old Stonew
III yielded to the advice Of the areo1
~ plished young artillerist
4 After this campaign Lee 0as ma
As lgIiradicr- general. and sent 10 COMING