The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16
TO-DAY'S LEADERS
OF thin GRAY line
Sketches Of the Officers Of the
United Confederate Veterans
Of Southland.
ALL ARE. TRUE AND TRIED
General Stephen D. Lee and the
Officers Who Are Aiding
ALL ARE TRUE AND TRlEr

4 HIN.
Every veteran who attended tho late
reunion of Confederate soldiers in this
city will want to know something
more OF their leaders of to-day, the
officers of the United Confederate Vet
erans' Association. 1t is fitting that
our Confederate column should furnish
item with the desired Information. The
sketches, below will prove Interesting
to every old soldier.
A sketch of General William L.
Cnbell, commander OF the TRANSMITS
sissippi Division, appeared last week.
General stephen ID. Lee.
General Stephen y. Ice. commander
in-chicf of the United Confederate
Veterans, is one of, If not the most,
nptable figure in the ranks OF the gem
cral officers OF the Confederacy now
living.
One of tho three surviving lieuten-
ant generals of the late war, his record
of active service stands out shining
example of devotion to the cause. ana
his life since the close of the war has
been no less an inspiration to those
who took part in the bitter struggle
and to the Sons of Veterans, who have
taken up the work begun by their faith
ers. No man has laborcd with greater
Stephen d. Lee to have established III
the Southern States homes for Con
federate veterans. and his efforts to
have cared for the graves Of Tic Con-
1ederate soldiers terminated in lhr
Foraker bill, which was passed two
y years ago in Federal Congress
Another example of work lie has
done in is the National Park ut yicks-
burg, to which may be addel hun
Z n ri
helpful to the men of the Lost Causc
throughout the Southern States.
General Lee is a native of Charles
Ton, ). G., and descended from honor
It able Revolutionary ancestors. though
he has been since tho war Il distin-
Euished citizen of the State capital of
mississippi. He was born on tho g2d
or september, 1898 and was n stu
dent in the schools OF Charleston. 81 on
tered West Point In 1850. ana grad
uated in 1854 in the class with j. D.
q =. Stuart G. w. Custis Lee Pender,
Pegram, Oracle and others who were
afterwards distinguished in the Con-
tederate service, and o. O. Howard.
Weed and others OF note In the Fed
eral armies. 1Ie served in tho Fourth
Artillery on% the Frontiers OF Texas.
Kansas anu Nebraska, was made first
lieutenant in 1856. and IN 1857 served
H.
dams in Florida.
On the secession OF Ills native State
he promptly resigned, being then sta
toned at Fort Randall, Neb.. and was
made captain Of a company of South
Carolina volunteers For moritorious
services and real merit ho gradual,,.
rose from this rank through all the
grades to that OF lieutenant general
and was recognized as one OF the ris-
Ing soldiers OF the Confederacy when
the war closed
HIS first service In the war was ms
aid to General l3eauregard, being ono
OF tile two officers sent 10 demand IN
y surrender of Fort Sumter and whor
the demand was refused ordered thf
nearest battery to fire on tho fort. III,
served as captain of a battery in tn,
Halnpton Legion, and in November
1871 was promoted to major OF artN
lery served with Johnston at York
town In the spring of 1869; was pro
noted 10 lieutenant-c colonel of ar,i
lery for gallant and meritorlous ser
vice; was with Whiting at Seve,
Pines and was Nagrndcrs chief-of
artillery in the S-vcn DAYS lSirh
Around Richmond; was then mt i
command of the Fourth Virginia CAY
elly, and was conplmentcd for hi
daring scouting.
When the compaign against pom
opened he was made colonel of artii
HrY, and put III command of twent
guns.
At Second Manassas he occupied
ridge between Juckson's and Ion,
streets positions, and when the cnc,l1
advanced the heavy lines 10 crus
jackson, Lee opened on them with n
OF his guns. which he handed SO s,
perhly and with such terrific clle
mat the slaughter was fearful. ana ii
enemy's columns We're broken TO nic,,
and retired. Colonel Lee and his ha
talon Consisting of Rhetra South On
DINA Battery, under Lieutenant WI
liam Elliott, and Parker's. Epbanke
and Jordans Virginia l3atteries) We
highly commended in the offlcin, !,
ports and President Davis said IN,
s saved the day ''
This incident is told. as illustrati,
the spirit OF the men; When the enen
mad charged TO within IA hundred var
OF me guns, and been repulsed wi
great slaughter By the free use
grape ana canister, boy OF sixte
rushed up TO Captain w. w T,arl,
widely known for his picty as wen
' MS cool courage, and exclaimed: "ca
tain. God has given us the victory
"Yes. my con-" was tho rpply. ~
70 back to your gun, we will tha
God after q while" And they did Ina
KS afterwards q Thanksgiving service
q. IA sharpsburs again stephen
Lee and his battalion were greatl,, a
tinguished and lost more ,linfl one M
AIRED men and ninety horses out of
four batteries. Lee himself yag q,
iidentially consulted ny jackson
reference to a desperate now he i
ccntenpla TING, and grim old Stonw