The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-06-06


History.
! one of the heroes OF the American
Revolution was Henry Lee. ofilmes
called Light horse Harry Lee Az
ter the revolution he was sent to the
United States congress II was he
who said OF Washington tia. he was
First in War. first In peace, aud
first In the hearts Of his country
men Such were the noble ances-
tors of the hero of my theme.
Robert Edward Lee, Light Horse
Harry's" youngest son, was horn on
the 10Th Of January. 1907 lie on
tered school at an early age. and be-
ing very studlous. made excellent
progress I'm his studies when Robert
was eleven his father died. and the
support of his mother fell upon his
shoulders, for his brothers and sis
ters had established homes OF their
own His mothers health failed aud
h took charge Of the house and out
door work which he did well.
When the time came for Robert to
decide upou his llfes work. he made
up his mind to bee, me a soldier, and
entered the military academy at
West Point IN 1895, az the age OF 10.
lie did not have a demorit against
him during the four years. at West
Point His mother was sick when he
returned home and died short
time afterwards.
Robert entered the T. S. Corps of
engineers the year I'm which he grad
uated He was sent TO the coast of
Virginia TO build and repair Fortress
Monroe He did not dream that II
would be his task in future years to
try to tear down his work in great
civil War. In June 1881. Lieutenant
Lee married Mary Gusts The next
year he was made first Lieutenant.
In 1897 he did really wonderful
thing at St. Louis The current OF the
Mississippi had broken out of It's |
bed and was spreading It's waters |
over the country doing great damage |
20 crops and homes. Lieutenant Lee /
was sent 20 control the mad waters .
Tie wished 10 perform his task well ]
40 did not begin Immediately which 4
nngered some of the PEG, After .
carefully studying the situaiiouhepro .
cecded with the work and IL stood I'm /
1888 he was made Captain of Engu. /
GERS, and his duties were quite difu- R
cult and dangerous
He had 90 examine the ground cn .
which battles were 10 be taught His .
record was such IN the war against
Mexico that he was made Colonel
st the close of the war he returned
home.
Colonel Lees home was model
one. lie was very affoctionate to
thcsc Ground h.m. aud they Go turn
loved him His family OF seven chill
dren grew mp TO be useful men and
women.
On the 18Th of April 1861. Virgin
We seeded from the Union General
Scott and the Union people did all
they could TO keep Lee lu the United
states army because ho had aIway
been the most useful man iu thc sore
vice Lincoln offered Ice the COM
maud of the United states army
lut ho refused o. Hr resigned h.s
place Boo the Union army Tho Virgin
o. convention at once made hlm Ma .
lor General Pie accepted saying che
would do DIS best trusting Zoo an aI-
mighty God. and approyue con-
science. and the aid of my follow c.H /
CONS" Hc served as Major General
until the spring OF 1869 when Gem
aral Joseph r johnson was wounded
and disabled for many weeks Cen
aral Lee was now placed in COM
maud ofthe army fo defend Rich
mond. and here Or. remained unW
the close of the struggle Th. soldier
always loved "Nar Robert 1s her
called him. and when Dr.. surrender
'd and the war aas ended They re-
membered h0v good he Dad been to
hem. and how r0I.y he had led
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