The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-06-04

duty as nrst lieutenant Ia TIE E'ouzt1
ARTILLERY. U. : Army. where BE Per-
mained until 1861, having served s
part OF the time as regimenral gaar-
termaster. At the outbreak af fhe
civil war he resigned from the U1ton
army and entered the service 81 rhe
Confederacy. He was assigned durv
on Gen. Beauregard's stan. with 1he
rank Of captain. and fer several
months was stationed at Charleston.
which city was az thar time Beaurs-
CARDS headquarters- The inactivity
OF STAFF duty did nor. however. appeal
TO Gen. Lee. and he soon sought ana
secured an assignment which wag,8
take him TO the fronr. HIS EaIar ami
bravery soon brought him s colonel
cy. and from that time oa his pro-
motion was rapid, haEinz cululluare.I
in the receipt 81 S IieEreuaut zeaer-
ais commission. He took part fn
many OF the most famous engage
ments of the civil war. havIuz nar-
ticipated in the second battle 81 BllI
Run, the battle OF Sharrsburg. the
VicksbUrg campaign. and havlne
been in command OF the Confederate
forces when Gen Sherman was De-
feated at Chickasaw Bayou.
At the close of the civu war Gen
Lee came 70 Mississippi. and for sew
eral years was engaged IN farmiuz
operations. On February sth. 1855.
Gen. Lee was married 20 Miss Regina
Lille Harrison, eldest daughter of
the late James t. Harrison. who pre-
ceded him 10 the grave. her DEATH
having occurred several years aeo-
The union resulted I'm the blrth oE
one son. Hon. BIewetr Harrison Lae.
who is assistant general counsel o.
the Illinois Central Railroad. @Ira
headquarters in ChIcaao- Gen. Lea
went 70 the State senate ia IS-H ana
was member of the coasftutlal.1f
convention OF 11so. When rhe A-
and u. College was established -
1873 he was elected president arI
remained az the head b. fhe tnsttu-
ton until 1893. when De- esae- -
accept a place on the Elczeba-z N-
tional Park Commlss Upon -e-
signing the presidency of the a. e1E
n College he took ur his enee
here. and fer the pose nIne years raz
been am hOnOred citizen cz rhs efrv
Upon the death Of Gen Ino. q
Gordon IN 1s04 Gen Lee was eIeefe.l
to succeed him as comman1er-tu-
chief Of the United Confederate Net-
Grams, his election having taken place
at the annual reunion fn Nashville
on June 18th OF that year In eom-
mentIng upon Gen Lees death some
Of the papers have stated thar he was
the ranking Confederate general.
This statement. however. j. erraue-
ous, as the commissions of both Gen
Buckner and Gen Stewart havl-e
antedated that of Gen Lee
The love for Gen Lee was not con
fined 70 any one section. but was sen- T
eral throughout the country The \
Confederate veterans loved him as
their gallant leader and loyal com f
mander, the people Of the south hon
ored him for his patriotism. his in 4
telligence and his integrity and the f
people Of the North respected him
because they recognized in him a
great military genius. who. after
having fought CALAMITY for the land
he loved, accepted defeat gracefully
and served the Union with the same
fidelity that characterized his service
in behalf OF the C0nfeteracv. Many
messages OF sympathy have been re-
seived By the family. and prominent
men IN al parts q the country have
united in paving tribute 20 his mem
Ory. Immediately upon the death O.
the great warrior. Mayor GrimtA. O. E
Vicksburg, issued the following card
70 the citizens Of that city;
s'vicksburg and the South have
sustained a great loss n the death OF
Gen. Stephen D. Lee VIcksburg par
-icularly mourns for this good and
great friend. her defender IN tine OF (
stress and her friend and almost her
citizen in tine OF peace As . marx
II respect 10 Gen Lees memory the T.
people OF Vicksburg are requested 20
suspend all kinds OF business ar
''clock this afternoon. From that
lour the body viii lie IN state n The
'f1ces or the Vicksbnrg National MI