The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
GEN.LEE ANSWERS
LAST ROLL CALL
TAPS SOUND FOR THE BELOVED
cHIEFTIaN or THE SOUTH At
VIcKs6URo, MISS.
COMMANDER OF THE VETERANS
Gallant Soldier And Beloved Citizen
Strikes ColoTs To Grim
Reaper.

VICKSBURG, Miss, May 2S.-Gen.
Stephen D. Lee, commander-in-chief
of the United Confederate Veterans,
one of the three surviving Confed-
crate acknowledgements, Vicksburg
National Park commissioner, beloved
and admired by the entire nation, died
at 6 o'clock this morning at the home
of Capt VIM. T. Rigby.
Gen. Lee came to Vicksburg last
week to attend the reunion of Law
ler's brigade, three Iowa and one Wis
consin regiments and Friday afternoon
he delivered a fervid and patriotic
address during the reunion exercises.
He threw his whole soul and energy
into this address, and when he re-
turned to the cit y about dark, he was
very tired He ate a hearty supper
and a severe attack of indigestion fol-
lowed.
Sank Rapidly
DR. j. A. X. Birchett was called in
and realized that Gen. Lee was very
sick man, but the general apparently
improved in condition until Tuesday
afternoon, when a change for the
worse occurred, and from that time
he sank rapidly. Cerebral hemorrh-
age was the cause of his death.
Gen. Lees only son, Blewett, will
arrive here in few hours from Chi
cago.
At the time OF his death, Gen. Lee
was the ranking officer of the Confed |
eracy. Two other acknowledgements |
of the Confederacy still survive. They |
are: Gen. Alex P. Stewart, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and Gen. Simon Bolivar |
Buckner, of Kentucky, but by virtue of
the precedence of his commission,
Gen. Lee outranked both of these.
Arrangements have been made to
place Gen. Lees remains abroad spe-
cial car for transit to Columbus to-
morrow morning, leaving Vicksburg
at 1920 o'clock.
Marks of Respect.
The public schools of the city were
dismissed this morning as mark of
respect, on account of the death of
Gen. Lee Flags on the city hall and
on number of other buildings are at
halfmast The Board of Trade met
this afternoon to adopt suitable reso-
buttons of regret.
During the day a large number of /
veterans and others called at the
home of Capt. Rigby, where Gen.
Lees body is reposing and viewed the {
face of the great southern chieftain. |
One of Gen. Lees last acts was typi- I
cal of his kindness. When Gen. Lee /
learned that Gen. Graham, union '
veteran, 80 years of age, was coming I
here to attend the reunion Gen. Lee, q
who was always given a room at the I
home of Capt. Rigby, gave this up for c
The aged visitor. Gen. Graham had n
been captured by Gen. Lees soldiers C
n 1863, and the meeting last week v
between the generals was the first a
since the war. Il
The whole south mourns the death O
# General Stephen Dill Lee, COM
nander-in-chief of the United Confed-
rate Veterans and one of the most
eloved commanders of the Confed-
rate army. General Lee won the
ank of Acknowledgement by gallantry
n battle and of this rank there are
ow but two remaining-General Alex
nder P. Stewart of Chattanooga and
+eneral Simon Bolivar Buckner of
KY.
The death Of this gallant Confed-
rate officer comes at time when it
ill be felt with full force, just on the r.