Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12

Confederate commander in chief is
Robert E. Lee. III, son of the late
Gen. William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
who was the second son of Gen Rob
ert E. Lee. This young man, now 90
years old is a graduate of Washing
ton and Lee university, lawyer and a
politician.
Captain Fitzhugh Lee of the Seventh
cavalry the dashing young officer who
was President Roosevelt's favorite rid
ing companion, also his military aid.
and whose attentions to Miss Ethel
Roosevelt were at one time subject of
comment is the son of the Confeder-
ate general, Fitzhugh Lee, who was a
nephew of General Robert E. Lee. and
who after the civil war was governor
of Virginia, consul general to Havana
and major general in the Spanish
American war, afterward re-entering
the regular army. from which he had
resigned in 81. Young Fitzhugh will
be "a next week. He entered the
Spanish war from civil life as a lieu
tenant of volunteer engineers, and four
months later was commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant of the regular infantry
He got his captains commission in the
cavalry five years ago.
little Phil's" name also lives in
the regular service. The present Lit
tie Phil" was only 8 when his dis
tinguished father died. Ten years later,
when he was Is. President Mckinley
appointed him to West Point, and now
he is a lieutenant in the Fifth cavalry.
His uncle, Michael " Sheridan, who
was the generals youngest brother,
just turned 20 a few weeks ago. He
served as a volunteer aid to his
brother early in the war and afterward
rose to the rank of volunteer captain.
After the war he was given the straps
of a lieutenant of cavalry and was in
command of his regiment when. at the
outbreak of the Spanish war he was
made a brigadier general of volun-
teers, and later of regulars. He re-
tired in 1902. after thirty years con-
tinuous service. He was his brothers
aid -de-camp from 20 to '7S, and his
military secretary from rs to 'SS.
One of General Sherman's sons.
Philemon Tecumseh, is a lawyer in
New York where he was elected an
alderman on the Citizens Union ticket
in 'SS. In 1905 he was made commits
sioner of labor for the state of New
York. He was not born until after
the civil war, and is now a bachelor
of 43. The generals elder son, Thomas
Ewing, is a Jesuit priest and was
chaplain of a volunteer regiment in
the Spanish American war. He has
more lately been a missionary lee
turer, with headquarters in Chicago.
Both he and his brother are Yale
graduates.
A granddaughter of General Sher-
mans is also in the service. This is
Lieutenant Sherman Miles of the
Third field artillery, whose father
General Nelson A. Miles.
married a niece of the great Union
general.
The full name of the illustrious Ad-
niral Porter is borne in the naval
ervice by his grandson, Major David
Dixon Porter of the marines, who,
.fter serving through the Spanish war,
ought all through the boxer troubles
n China and participated in The relief
# the guard at Peking. He was rec
for bravery in this trying
and again for his courage in
everal troublesome campaigns In the
including the march across
he Mar with Wallace in search of the
Filipino bandit leaders. He was then
young lieutenant, but for bravery in
he battle of Noveleta he was given a
aptains rank. He has been recon-
1ended for bravery in his every en-
agement since entering the service.
lie is the fourth Porter in a direct line
0 serve his country in the naval SER
ice
Commodore David Porter (foster
ather of Admiral FarraguD was his
and his father,
olonel Carlisle P. Porter, is a retired
ffcer of marines. And in addition to
aving the great Farragut for foster
he had Commodore Will
am D. Porter for a granduncle of the
lood.
General Ben Buffers grandson, But
n Ames. is a young millionaire on the
Inny side of 40. He is the son of
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