The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-06-05
,. JUNE 5. 1908
GEN. S. D. Lee.
COMMANDER OF VETERANS AM
SWERS LAST ROLL CALL.
tie Was the Last Living Lieutenant
or the Confederate State OF Ameri-
ca.


General Stephen d. Lee, command
ef-ln-chief Of the United Confederote
veterans and the last Lieutenant gen
erai of the Confcderacy, died Mt
Vicksburg. Miss, Thursday morning
"'ter an Illness of seven days. Gen
er"l Lee was taken i'll on May 81
after a hard days task in maxine
speeches and welcoming the low,
and Wisconsin reunion of vcterons
Grand army Of the Republic n tbo
Na.lonal park in Vicksburg.
| INC following sketch of Gen. Icc,s
ne ana services was written by Co,
y IL. brooks. of Columbia.
About 76 years ago. in Chor,o.to,
5 c., Lieutenant General Stonbon 7,
Lee. G. S. A., was born. His nduca
.,o" was nnished at West Point
| "hch 'he tocSin of war was sounded
ne responded to the call of Gen.
| Maoe hampton, and helped him raise
'he celebrated Hampton Legion. by
commanding the Horse ARTILLERY. then
known as Lees battery, which COW
| ered Itself with glory on SO MANY
| ploody fields, and was known as
'i'rt battery, after the gallant
young Captain Lee was promoted at
0harpsburg, September II, 1862.
The subject Of this hurried and
imperfect sketch was assigned tn
uuty IN the army OF the West, and
served under General Bragg, john
son ana Hood. He gradually rose
from brlSadier to major general and
20 lleutenant general, and for his gal
iant services rendered at the battle
OF ezra church, near Atlanta, on JuIv
20, S61, was highly complimented
NO better or more loyal Confeder
ave ever lived than the lamented Ste
pheh ID. Lee, whose. great soul took,
lts Hight this day. to answer to the
llasstfraoll- ll-call. The, old HAMILTON IIe,,
gion was composed OF some Of fbe.
very yer, best best "nd most sal s1t men in
= ..ss iiisheds To- oi.r$a!os
cause fiv, generals, las follows,
hampton, Lee. Butler Gray and
'Connor.
General stephen Lees promo
tons were as follows:
captain artillery, March. 1861
Major artillery November, 1861
Lieutenant colonel artillery. No
vembcr, 1862.
Colonel artillery, December, S62.
'Brigadier general, p. A. G.. s
March, 1863.
Major general p. a. c. s., Au-
gust, 1863.
Lieutenant general p. A. G. S.
June, 1864.
AS colonel lie commanded bat
TALON of artillery Lees battalion
Composed Of Eubanks'. Grims Jor-
danS, Parkcr's, Rhctt's and Taylor $
batteries of artillery
rs brigadicr general, he com
mandcd brigade Of infantry, gar
r'Soning fixed batteries Of artillery at
Nicksburg.
AS major general, he was assign
cd August l6, 1863, to the command
OF all the cavalry Of the department
OF Alabama, Mississippi, East Louis
lana and West Tennessee. and on
| '''''' lN"f, NtS dSlSntu 10 the
command Of the abovc-named dcpart- :
lmcnt.
AS lieutenant general he was as
signed July q. 1864, to the COM
n'and Of HOOD 8 corps. army of Ten
n"sSce, composed Of the divisions OF
ID. II. Hin, Stevenson and CLAYTON.
lie was one Of the best qualified.
Iall-round officers Of the Confederate
army commanding with distinction
In every branch Of the service.
AN old-time South Carolnan, he
has put his impress upon the matter
OF writing the truth as to facts for
the history Of tho Confederate states
and the Confederate soldier To
this end he has spoken often and
written much
Gen. stephen ID Lee fought side
| by side with the lamented and dis
| ltinguishcd Gen. ellison Capcrs, the
beloved bishop. 1t was the good for
| tune OF the writer TO witness the last
meeting OF these two great mon on
the afternoon Of January %, 1905
The most touching and pathetic thing
was to see these Confederate heroes
who fought on 50 many bloody fields,
weep like children when they part
| ed May their great souls rest in
peace Is the prayer Of their COM
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