The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-19
BACK TO VIRGINIA.
Plan on Foot to Move General Henr'
 Lees Body to Virginia.

Plan on Foot to Move General Henry
 Lees Body to VtEEinaa'
 Savannah News.
 All Savannahians do not concur in the pIan to remove the remains of Gen Henry Lee Gight Horse Harry rom their resting place on Cumberland 1s- land to place by the side or ms la nous son, Gen. Robert E. Lee' In Vir-
 Far from the scenes of his greatest triumphs Gen. Henry Lee lies buried off the coast of Georgia on the es- tate of Dungeness. formerly owned oy General Nathaniel Greene. and presided over at the time of Lees death. pX General Lees daughter. Mrs 'Nighin- gale. e .hs many persons in Savannah who tnlnk fine 6odY of General Lee should not os disturbed at this late day, even thongh President Roosevelt Is ouoteo as aI i dorsIng the program In WhAcn , sSNe. 7. aA aa Southern societies In New Xork are Participating. The plan is to disinter tne | body and bury 1t by tho side or Ins | Confederate War General at Lexlnston' Va. ,.4 Aa,a-n,ipaa that inc body will be removed, it ls understood that the batteship Gsor | gia will be assigned to bear the reHiaihs 1 from Dungepess to VlrSlnIA. oe | March 26 1918, has been obtained an l account of the burial, Of whlch por- | tion is given: A. .nso~r,ar1 l T yesterday witnessed me inteL ileis eii'. | of another of those patriots mat ouc oH,,,try tin Congress assembled, so frenuentIy speak of. but so little assist | I have seen the body or Geherai Lee @ receive all the honors that O eoulo ,,,,,r hs, ' l aiwen Inv feeling hearts from those Who | SS-,l ha forgotten by their country when l no longer serviceable, until U IS toS late to benefit them. either py pecon- iary rewards or just ackno"ieoklnenA | of their merits. S,,, I1,,,oarass House. the property of one or our Key olutfonary heroes, General Hfeehe' Whether to meet in fancy ms oia com rsnion in arms, iIl the house that he PPaa Snhahited. or to call back scenes of better times, led him here' did not ln- Quire. 1y.,,o,, surarintandea +ba last sad duties. Captains Elton' Eiipch' Madison, Lieutenants Bdtzhugh and Ritchie of the navy and Mr' Lyman asL of the army, were pallbearers. AS the procession moved the swords or Ine | Erst two crossed the old man oreaSt
 thav were in their scabbards, for his heart beat no more-and though' they said Rest in peace.
 'Srhe other officers of the navy and cantain Payne, of the army. toI4owsd i ma marines of the United Stares shll
 Iohn Adams and brig Saranac Formed the guard, and band rom lne army assisted. A Mir Taylor performed the last ceremonial duties.
 s'rhe sight of long train of sailors
 cleanly dressed. their respecttul deport-
 ment and rough but independent looks
 interested my feelings, and leaning apainst a fine live oak. I was imme,
 dIately lost in contemplation. 1 pointed
 to the procession; they were marchlne
 over the field where once fine orange
 orchard hourished. An invader or oul oul
 country had nsn aestr9ysd tSsra it. the AS@ro ast a
 his name and far greater scours'
 to to mankind thas the locusts ,.. of AfriGa AT .h,
 Involuntarily l turned to embrace Sa'
 venerable but sturdy monarch o, tnG
 supported me, for 1t promised suci
 fbings should nevef be again
 "A yolley of musketry over the graxt,,
 of Generai Lee aroused me. ana hn TlIl folded arms l retraced my steps: Wn,+ sn1, the howIing of the minute guns i[Tn thi inc John Adams echoed through tn f woods" ,o ~,..r. oId.
 at TeesvLyania. Virginia. January ~ G756 He began taking an active par In inc war as soon as 1t commenced. Il 1 i776, when only 20, he was commts
 sioned a captain of Virginia pragoonl