The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-02
GEN STEPHEN D. LEE
PASSES TO THE BEYOND
Native OF Soul: Carolina. -Messa gcs
of Condolcencc from Every Sec
ticn of the Country.

Nllhih HlSIt ol liIc nclUS on WhlCl
he had fought his hardest battles
during the civil war and on the
ground where he had welcomed and
entertained his former foes less than
week ago, Gen. S. ID. Lee, com.
mandcr-in-rhicf Of the United Con
frdrratc Veterans and one Of the
last three surviving lieutenant gen
erals of the tonfcdcracy, died at
Vicksb"r~. Miss. Thursday, in the
NickSburg National Military park, at
tn" official residence Of the park com
mission.
Immediately following the death of
Gen. lace the sad intelligence WAS
tlaS!l"d In all parts of the country and
from early mnrniE" until late night
messages" Of rnndnlrncr and :,vmpi-
thy continued to pour in. From Mont
""l'"rN. .\la.. The rrahIr nr the Con-
f"h"rarN. where its government was
ir"t "r"Hni,'i; from Richmond. Nn.,
III" stronghold ni The Sn,:Iilnud hur-
InG th" "r"It"i r%rt Of the bloody
Slrif": !r"m New nri, ruS. the hnnd-
quarter, "i the lnitr,! Confederate @
Veterans. ahd from many other cities,
not only in the South but i'm the
North AMI West. expressions Of Sor-
row and brief rulu"irS were received.
Camps and other Confederate organ
ZaiI"l>. aS we'll rs many prominent
r"rS"nS, including ihr president of
IT, | nird St"t".:. were quick tn con-
-" 'h':' "Nrr"."'"uS Of sympathy to
III" hrrravr'l family.
Funeral Arrangements.
MI arrrm." H"nl> for the funeral
of Gen. l.r" were completed Thurs
day and an order brarnw upon this
WAS issued ny AIit. Grn. Miclllr from
'l' H"Hd'N@rlrrS ct the veterans ai
\"N hr'""u~ It the direction Of Gen.
W. l.. fabrll. of Dallas. TrxaSc who
IN accordance with the bv.lawS uf the
organization assumes the office of the
lieutenant commanding. Gen. Micklr
left New Orleans for Columbus, Miss.
where the funeral WAS held Saturday
at / clock
The funeral train left Nicisbur"
Thursday mnrnin" AT Z clock, ar
rlrin- at Columbus later in the day,
where il WAS met by several thousand
veterans.
The funeral was held in the late
rcSldrnrr Of Gen. Lee, according to
the hurlal rites OF the Baptist church,
OF which Gen. lace wnS Il member.
The part which the veterans will
take in the funeral will hr under the
direction "f Maj. Gen. Robert Lowry,
commanding the department Of Mis-
SlSSiprl Of the /. {. Y.
.At the time of his death. allhnuwh
not the rankin" officer Of the Con-
frdrracN. Glen. Lee WAS commander
,n~rhlrf of the tnmrc,lrrat" veterans.
Lieut.. Gen. \. u. Stewart. Of Chat
tan""Ga Is rankin" officer. but ON ac-
r"nnt of his inIirmilics he has not
taken an active part in the affairs
Of Ill" organization for many years.
A. South Carolinian.
Gen. Lee was one Of the South
Carolina Lees. lie was born in that
State in lS::i lie received his an.
p"intmrnt I" the United States mill
tary academy al West Point and
graduated from the State, receiving
his commission in thr artillery. At
the outbreak Of the civil war Gen.
Lee resigned his commission in the
lmtrd States army and entered the
t"nfclrracy. lie served with the Con.
fcdrratc army in Virginia until uf-
ter the battle of Antictam, when he
was made brigadicr general and
sent Ia Nicksburg.
Gen. Lee played prominent part
III the siege of NirkSbury and fol-
lowing the fall Of this city was taken
prisoner. lie was later exchanged, and
promoted to the rank Of major gen
cral and ordered to- the southwest
lie was subsequently assigned to the
army Of the Tennessee. with the rank
OF lieutenant general and served I'M
t,l the close Of the war. Gen. Lee
then devoted himself to the cduca-
tion Of the southern youth. lie be-
came president Of the Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical col
lcgc.
On the death of Gen. John R. Cor
don, Gen. Lee was unanimously
chosen commanders n-chicf of the
Confederate veterans and was al
l,n a.