The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-05
GEN. S. D. LEE is DEAD
PASSES AWAY PEACEFULLY AT
vICKsBURG, MISS.
Death Comes Near Battlefield Most
Connected With His Name Gen.
Lee Was One Of Only Three Sur
viving Confederate Generals.

] ''Nl'"''AN' N'lNI"H.f hNIHNlit h'''N
man and cl,airous soldier. and beio,c.
/ by every mJu. woman and child o
Dixie Land answered che last roll cal
irW seconds before q o'cIogh thi, morn
iur iii- death wa plinlr., auI Do
passed peacefully into che Nalhaih OF
thc South's immortals.
DR.. D. A. h. Bir,hctt. Do. physician
states that the specific cause of hi
death was ccrcbll hrmouhagc au.
stroke of apople,y affecting Dis Def
side. This was caused by au o,crtaN
ing exhaustion in greeting and Wcioum
ing here h.t Friday four regiments oN
Iowa anil Wisconsin soldiers which met
in reunion.
Ceu. lee met then for the first tim,
after the war men whom hc bad fought
on the battlefield fort, d,o years hc
\ fore. Dc was o,crioyrd especially at
meeting Col ". o. Ncrjham of Iowa.
Do, only Federal soldier who had broken
into Confederate lines in the assault
on Nick-hurg and escaped with Dis life
liis heart was stirred with powerful.
o,ermastcring emotion. no thrilled with
glowing ciogucnce and delivered hy far
che most powerful brothcrly address ever
made by him.
10 completely exhausted him. The Boa.
tense heat of the day affected him BE-.
turning Go his hotel. b. ate a hearty
meal Friday night De- was seized with
acute Indigestion. Saturday De- rallied
Monday evening Ms recovery seemed .o
surc that hr planned 10 leave here Tues.
Gay. Tuesday evening be- collapsed. lic
entered a state Of coma. The hand Of
paralysis wa. upon him. His mind wan
dcred 40 times there seemed 60 b.
signs Of returning consciousness. Il was
evident Wednesday afternoon that be-
was 90 die he grew weaker during the
night and died a. morning came.
A special train viii leave with the
body a. 200 o'clock tomorrow morning
over the Alabama q Nics.burr for Co
lumhus via Meridian. The sorrovinr
family and an ofdcial escort will 20
with the train.
II was fitting that biz Hfc should end
here on the mighticst battlefield e the
South for Il was IN the Nicksburg cam.
paisn he won bis spurs and revealed an
intrepid gallautry uneNccllcd hy any
warriors of history. n Wa within a
few miir- Of Vick.burg that be- won his
greatest battle. Chicka.aw hayou, and
decisively defeated ihe Northern gen.
eral, W T. sherman.
Work Of Last Year.
The latter wears ~ biz hfr we're al.
most completely wrapped up in the De-
yelopment Of the Nick.burg National
Military park. Of which he was COM
missioner The last ten years Of biz
life Boz dedicated 90 the beautiful work
Of more closely r,uuitinc the blue and
the gray iu the common brotherhood uf
man. The SCORES Of reunions held here
gave him a national field for this glori-
ous promotion and b. had come o. be-
known 90 more surviving Federal sol-
diers a. a peacemaker than any other
southern commander. Rc-olutc. daring
during the great -cire. hi. signal defeat
81 sherman az ChickasaW bayou put Oh
the seige of Nicksburg for months.
Gen. lee died al the official residence
~ the National Military Park commits
sion, Of which be- was member. Chair
man " Z. Rigby Immediately notified
his fellow commissioners and the val
department.
Gen. lee had prepared his annual al
dress 60 the United Confederate Netsr
ans. which was 90 have been deIi,crc.
in early june at birmingham. Il o. tb.
praudc.t paper ever prepared by hiu
and will ls published
Casket Dfaped in Loved Flag.
The ci.krt of Gou. Ice b. wrapped DO
a Confederate fag Hundred, OF Nick-
burg cItizu- paid their last respects
Telegram. oi couiulrncc poured boz from
the most distinguished men OF the ul
tinu. and especially tbc South. 90,
public school, ct the city were closed
Mayor Griffith ISSUED an official prucla
nation and wired President Roosevelt.
The Isdir-' organizations we've tender
Boo their irihutr-. and thc room where h.
sleeps 8. banked with flowers from tb.
Daughter oi the Confcicmsy, ladies o
the Confederate Memorial association
and Daughter. of Veterans.
De- was an intimate friend u Prc.I
dent Roosevelt ot late years. The prc.I
dent had O. great affection for the great
e-t living Mi.-i.sippian. he wa. 90
J personal escort o. President Roosevelt
on hi visit here last October. aud Z
Mrs Roosevelt when she came here 4
boarl the yacht Nayaover iu April
Flags are at h1lf.mast al Nations
Park hrldquartcr. aud dppcd flags ar
seen cyoryW here here.
ENTIRE STATE MOURNS.
: Official Orders fer Mississippi U. c. v