Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-02
GENERAL LEE DEVOTED
TO DAUGHTER WHO DIED
Only Sternest OF Duties Kent Him
from Her Side During Last
Moments OF Life.
ISLANDER BASE. AND UNTRUE
"a Carolinian Gives His Rccollcctions
OF visit OF Mrs. Robert l.. Lee and
MISS Annie Lee TO Jones's Springs,
Where Latter Died.

10 the Editor Of The Times-Disn,,cb.
the interesting letters in last
sundays Times-Dispatch. conceruino
Inc SANDER upon General Robert =,
tormer day and rec!rculated by some
Oh the latter day would-be woman
soters, l desire TO add some rccotI,c
ions or my own.
am native OF Warren County. N
N' In which is located JoDes's SnrIny.
or, as sometimes called. White Su,nhmr
2Prins3. II was In 1863. think. when
was barc-footcd boy tha, AIR.
robert Il. Lee. accomnanied bv nor
uehtcr Miss Annie Carter Lee came
a.reh county 20 spend the sum
iner at these Springs. 1t was stated
az the time that Mrs. Leo vas M, :. >
an well and that her daughter was in
yer! delicate health At The time Mrs
ice nome. as well as all Of tho sprinrs
resorts In Virginia. were In the enemy.s
rini. ana she could not go to her Vir-
sihla mono or TO any OF the virginia
resorts to escape the heat Of Richmond.
40 iahkees ever reached Warren Coun-
:! unIii the war had closed and she
ana hfr daughter were safe there
IL was soon learned that Miss Annie
Lee was In very delicate health and
IN fact her condition soon became
serious. and the good women Of the
hc'Ehborhood and OF the whole county.
az Tor that matter. were untirine in
,helr attentions have often heard
women tell OF the daily letters that
came from General Lee TO the sick
mother and the sicker daughter and
the tenderness OF them
The young lady died at the sprtnrs.
Ana as II was impossible to carry her
nody Tor burial TO the home cemetery
IL was decided 10 give her a Temporary
resting place In the private cemetery
or the Jones family At the springs. tho
purpose being TO remove the body TO
arlington when the war closed and
General Leo again got possession OF
his home. He never obtained posses
sion OF II and the body was not re-
moved.
The frst Confederate Memorial Ks
sociat!on 10 be organized by the women
N M ,he south was the one organized In
warren County and one OF the first
duties the members assumed was the
raising OF money TO place "A monument
over the grave OF General Lees dauch-
tcr General Lee was notified OF the
Intention OF the women and in h,s
letter acknowledging that service he
smoke In the tendcrcst terms Of his
little Annie" and o, his ineffaceahle
sarrow at not being able 10 be with
her in her last moments. adding that
nothing but his sense OF stern and un-
relcnting duty kent him ~ his most and
away from his dying child
The monument was erected and un-
vei!ed In 1857, and General Lee. who
proposed being present. vas again kept
away by the then serious illness OF
Hrs. Lee. but he sent two sons and
ono OF the sweetest OF letters IN which
he again spoke OF his devotion for his
daughter. and hi. intention yet to visit.
Warren County and stand by and place
flowers upon her grave. In 1850. dur
ing tho vacation season OF Washing
ton College. Of which he was then the
president. he kept that promise. Ac-
companied by another daughter he
made quite tour OF the South going
direct from Lexington TO Warren Coun-
~ and large company OF the peonle
OF the town md county followed him
TO Joncs's Springs where nc kept his
promise 70 s,rew flowers on tho grave
Of his loved daughter and where he
spoke TO the people OF his devotion 10
her. his sorrow that through the for
tunes OF war he was unable TO be with
her In her dying hours and OF his APP
probation OF the service the good
women OF the county had rendered her
and his wife.
The statement OF the old-tiyne sui.
fragists as repeated by the "latter-day
saints" that General Lee drove Annie
Carter Lee. his daughter. away from
home because OF her Union sentiments
or for any cause, is "a base n false
hood as ever was coined in the mind
OF fiend.
A TARHEEL.
Richmond, June l. 1918