The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
GENERAL LEE LAID TO REST Funeral of Confederate
 Chieftain. THOUSANDS ATTEND SERVICES General Clement Evans Delivers
 Beautiful Grafton. vns Fnnsrai service Wa. Gruna in its ssmpnastv--Miaaasy, Cadet Bat szliisnu and old vets. ia
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aoUSANDs ATTEND SERVICES

Columbus, Mfss.. May s0.--l Specially
 -Fsriendship Cemetery. which has of- ten ID the past beer the scene of out bursts Of eloQuenes and flights of ini- rassloned orAtnry from the lips of Gen. oral stephen D. Lee. commander-ln- chinf Of ehe Unifea Confederate veter- ans. now contains aii that in mortal of tho great soldier. patriot and edneator.
 The family plat nf the Lees ss only short dlatanca from that portion of the cemetery wharsln soldiers who lost their livsa in ths elxil wms are buried and the body ci tho dsad chisftaln lies closs to those ot the nen who followed his Ieadership in the greatest struggle that the world has ever witnessed
 The body of the dead chleftain ar rived here from vIeksbura over the Mobile and Onto Raiirond at o'clock Friday akternoon. having bean accom- panied by memhers of the family and 6 military guerd of honor, consisting of members of tfs vtcksburg Company and stan ofacers Of ths Mississippi Ma tsonal Guard The party was met at the depot by zshAm HArrison CaMp. No. 17. United Confederate Veterans of which the daceased was q member tha cnlamhas RtGemsp and q large nufn- hex og citixensl The procession pros eeeded to the family resfdence on North Seventh Street where the hody tAy n state until the hour tor the funeral Which was { o'clock khla afterAoen. The camp ae whole acted az guard their iliuetriona commandeF during the last night on earth
 promfpenx asnm Present.
 xk eeanted to be &heg dsnlEs o1 fhal family to avoid czteutakion aa much aa nosalhigs and the funeral took ntaes e inc faHlfv feslaeaee st eeloek tnis tkeN a pFoeslpeAee eG shs out the sonkh fo 8aaixe Eo pay h6m- age 10 hf& memory and many men prominent in boEh military and civll eiec1sN we're hef& 10 atAei4d tti8 nhea- 0a1es Tho entire cadet bakkali0n cx the ard Af cnl14xa. of which in- stituEiOn General Lee was TOT mum. her of years ths noncred President, was also present The battalion reaoli- cd here on q special train at Ss80 D. m. having been accompanied by Prea~ idenf Hardy and practically the entire family. The studenta of the Industfiaf institute and College were also pres. enf in body. having been under the chaperona8e of Ffaaident Whitfield and several members of the family,
 The spacious Lee hoinestead was far too small fo accommodates the vaat assemblage. which overnowed the yard ana filed the streets for a distance Of e6vsraa blocks In every direction. The funeral service was grand ln its sim plfcity Rev, w A Hewitt. the pag- tor Of the First BaptIst Church, cf which General Lee has for a number of
 
 ducfed the solemn rites. and Gen. Clement A. Evans delivered an in- passioned oration. General Evans de- livered the oratfon over the body Of the late Gen John B Gordon, and yes. terday afternoon spoke with the same fervor ana eloauence that characterized his address on that memorable oeea- sion.
 The honorary pail bearers represenS- ed different branches of the nAilitary service and civil goyernnaent WitA which General Lee was officially com nacted and were as follows: General Clement 4. Evans, Commanding Army Of the Tennessee Department 9 z. VI cen, w A. Montgomery. Commanding Mlssiesippi Division, Q. c. "; Gen. w. L Mitchell, Commanding Florida Dt- vision. U. C. ": Gen Irwin c Walker Commanding South Carolina Division, D. e "; Col ". T. Rigby and Coi. G. l1 Everett, Representing the Viclksburg National Park Commission; Col. ". C. Richards Representing 1sham Harrison Camp, No 27, U. c. VI; Gen. Noel and | Hon. Dunbar Rowland, official repre- sentatives of the State of Mississippi. Hon R M Kelly. Hon. 4 F. Gray. Col. J J Hayes, Col D. A Hebron. J. c. l cashman, representing the city Of vicksburg. Captain D. N. sudder, Major R E Nail representing the state militia.
 The following detachment from the l vicksburg Southrons officiated as active pail-bearers. Corporals A L. I.assIter, Arthur Dunn. Privates W. M Morgan, C. Wagner. Guy Stevens, Wal ter Griffith, C. Kunkle Fl. McCown.
 Lees Last Order.
 New Orleans. La, May 30-one of the last orders Of the late General stephen D. Lee. Commander of the United Con- federate Veterans. was given out to-