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Tuesday morning jan. 22, 1*07.
THE TWICE- A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
The R. E. Lee Centennial
Lee Day iin Macon I
The Voluntcerr.' Armory was tax*d
*0 its caparity | ; ,st nip!.: with the
beauty anti manhood of ihc ritv whfn >
<jt-n. Wlhv called the assemblage to ;
°rdt r ami opened th, exercise? In . Ge- I
brailort of the rt>iitor.irv tif the South's 1
gr-nt chieftain. Hubert E. Lee.
Rev. D. McLaughl.n mked the bless-
injr. and tite vocal solutions, with
which th" oxertists wen Interspersed,
were delightfully rendered by Miss
r '-'>IS. Mr. I'indlay and Mrs. ‘E. W.
Gould. Mrs \V. I). Lamar, pres dent
of H'dney Lanier Chapter, L* 1» C.. re-
t ttoii |n ;. spirited manner "The S vord
of Rob. n E Lee," by Fsth t Ryan,
aid st the conclusion >.f ti’.e atldn ssen
decorated a number of the gallant vet.
.Its With the cross of hon r.
island? The die was cast. The sons , name, through the fury of the fight,
af the South wore unmindful of the I around Richmond and Petersburg.
, prrr . rf v.ellton,* applied to their right- | Alas, it was
.wered at Appomattox.
ful efforts:
■•Rebellion, foul, dishonoring word.
Whose wrongful blight so oft has
stained
The holiest cause that tongue or sword
i Of mortal ever lost or gain'd,
i How many a spirit, bom to bless.
I Hath sunk b»neath that with ring |
W1
Hi
name.
m but a day s, an hour's success
d wafted to eternal fame."
i and sank to rise no more at Greens
boro. That cro=s and those, stars
which so often guided us to victory—
though veiled from view, still shine
with undimmed radiance in the firma
ment of the nation's fame.
Of An Illustrious Line.
"Gen. Lee was one of an illustrious
Tlx unitor of tii. evenit
James? Armstrong, of ('limit
C. was gracefully introduced
James G. Holme? fun, , .1. r.f ,
toil, and now a res lent f M
' Armstrong Immediately
b> .rt? ..f hi? auditor? tv. i,i
f'-' e and mil- u.. Icfs than
•r and Hp| ndi.I
conclusion of Irs
A. S'mltl and C:unj
Intl.v the following it
c.
an th
s genial
by bis
oratory,
addn ?s
i Macon
ir.g resolution,
lo.s .1 bv the
s mmbloge:
memorial ser-
of the « di -v
r-adv hut
T'poj. th,
f'.iinp It.
offered j.
which v.
unanimous v of th-
'•Resolve*, That th
vice?, until r the mi-nii
T.itnler cl.apt. r. U. D
with our hearty . ndoi -, n eBL as
fitting tiilm- to our great old cor
b'.uid, V. Gen. li K Lee. the grande
man Urn ,.. nttirl .■ have produc.
c I. Arms: >-..,!?•
to ?tr< nglhen t
oml women win
South."
Col. Armstrong's Address.
Col. Arm
lows:
"Tim name of tlm :. ij.tcr under
whose niisjiiees the r-x,-r,d.*e.< of the
evening are being Judd, Is ont that i.=
strikingly Miger-stlVe <■' tin tender
grace an.) touching >-.■!, dv of the ;
in? courage anil fidelity as a soldier,
hi? romantic zeul and soul-nurtured
devotion as a patriot. Sidney Lanier
v.as one of tile most brilliant of Geor
gians and his name shims with im-
*<rMmb!o luster 1, galaxy of
R, E. Lee's Environment*.
Turning to Robert E. Lee Col. Arm-
sirong continued:
'Robert E. L-e was born In a ro
mantic region, and at a time wnen_the
star of the great Napoleon shore in
:he meredian of Its splendor; when
his triumph? and his trophic? entitled
him to be call' d the Alexander of the
age; the Caesar of conquests. There
are in this large and brilliant aufli-
* .:co men who followed the fortunes
of the Army of Northern Virginia, and
wiio remember the beautiful valor of
(he Rappahannock, and the smiling
slopes of Stafford's Heights. It was
there that Lee passed the golden
line. He inhe'i:»d greatness, being the i
son of ‘Light Horse’ Harry Lee. the
friend nr.d compatriot of Washington,
and hi.-- ancestry has been traced back
to ami beyond the Norman conquest of
i England. Lofty as was his lineage,
famous as were the feats of his pro- :
j genitobs, the fame lie acquired—the :
skill he displayed and the glory he ;
| gained as the leader of the Cqnfeder- ;
: ate Army, outrival and outshine the ■
! achievements of any of his name from j
I the defeat and death of the lion heart
ed King Harold, at Hastings, to the
crowning triumph of American arms !
at Torktown.
Curran’* Felicitous Word*.
'In speaking of Robert E. Lee I am ;
reminded of the felicitous words of j
Curran, touching the noble blood
boyhood. Every surrounding Lord Edward Fitzgerald, which is no
th
rill iril
litjr of
born b
ufe tends
the men
.al to the
In pa 1
fol-
was suggestive of wealth and refine
ment. The palatial homes were the
seats of hospitality as gracious as It
was g.-nerous. It was a mimic court,
where the queer, of the household held
empire over men’s hearts, and wield
'd. the sceptre of affection over loyal
and loving subjects. Were it not for
the limit of time and the exigencies
of the occasion, I should take pleasure
In tracing the beautiful and benefic
ent life of Robert E. Lee from the
morning of his manhood to that last
sad scene of Its existence, when ‘God’s
finger t inched lilrn and lie slept.’ The
?ou! of Lee folowed the battle flag
of Hie South with Its bright cross and
shadow!css stars to the eternal Home
on High.
The Conquered Banner.
“Oh. that conquered banner. I seem
to see it now as It was first unfur’ed
and proudly floated along the sunlit
shores of Charleston harbor. It is wav
ing in the forefron* of battle at &a-
nass-is, where it was. bathed in bap
tismal blood, the crimson life current
less apposite when applied to the com- t
mander of the Confederate Army: .
•Nobler than the royalty that first en- |
nobled it—that like a rich stream rose i
till it rail and hid its fountain.’
“We have read that when the Home- i
rlc Legends were worked up into tales ;
of Christian chivalry, Hector and not
Achilles, became the model of the
Christian knight. When we have gone
to the spirit land and most of the I
events of the war have grown dim as
dreams, the hero of every heart will be ;
Robert E. Lee. Yes, my friends, as the ,
university of which our loved leader ,
was the President, beautifully blends I
the names of Lee and Washington, so ;
In the future, discriminating visitors j
from abroad, when approaching the :
shores of the republic, will salute this \
free and favored nation as the land !
of Washington and of Lee.”
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.—With elab- !
orate exercises and in the presence of
| a distinguished audience, the one hun- ;
‘ dredth anniversary of the birth of |
^Southern genius. II. was the tru<-st ; r,f the bravest and the best of men— j Gen. Robert E. Lee, the soldier patriot
v|,c uf a 'Georgia Volunteer.’ and that where Southern courage vindicated It- of the Confederacy, was commemo-
was the synonym f.,r unflinching brave- Uejf and Southern valor proved trium- rated here tonight undei* the'auspices
Illustrated by j phant. I see the forms of the fearless j of the United Confederate and Souths
t hi
old
ill haul
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commonwealth —the Empire State of
the South. It I? not necessary that I
should praise Sidney Lanier before a
Macon audience; this was his cherish
ed home and he i? enshrined In your
hearts. His name is known to the na
tion and In Europe his works are read
and admired,
"It i? not with the grace of’diction,
the subtlety and potency of scholar-
shir., that 1 try to address you on this
the centennial of Robert E. Lee.
Willi ar.lnr and affection we greet his
shade! ‘Robert E. Let.’ How dear to
«.ur hearts is that name; how sweetly
it falls nn tile car, how lovingly it
lingers en the lips. What glorious
Georgian' as
tack.
advance to the at-
was their ringing
meinori.'
It
i\\;
II
th
,‘itli which it is in
isuretl
epara-
recolleciion
association.,
bly link. d.
Tribute of Old Soldier.
"I com,, tu you in render my Iribute
simply as an old soldier, anil one whose
proud privilege it was to be with the
Army of Northern Virginia, from the
beginning of its unsurpassed career,
until the sad closing scene in the dread
drama of war. at Appomattox. There
are many in Georgia, who served with
that army, and by their deeds of during
added luster to its fame. Some of the
number are in this hall, and I am
speaking not only of heroes, hut also
speaking to tl.un. The muse of his
tory has assigned to the renowned and
revered commander of the Confederate
Army one of the loftiest niches In the
temple of fame, alongside 1
is inscribed with the nan
illustrious Southerner, George Wash
ington. The sword of Washington
was drawn in resistance to the domi-
nhtion of Great Britain—against the
aggressions of the Government which
claimed the right to i-.iciee her Ameri
can colonies. Washington and Hie
other partiots were stigmatised as re
bels, and denounced as traitors. The
cause of the colonies triumphed and it
was not any longer termed rebellion—
for a revolution is but a successful
rebellion.
’"Treason doth never prosper; what’s
the reason?
Why. if ii prosper, none dare call it
treason’
Sword of Lee.
'The swor.l of Lee was drawn in do-
M
fence of rights gua
fititutinn, which w
people of the Unlit
was established by
durance and self s:
ond Heroic men of
lotion.
"Lee was the
highest rmli idlniet
exemplar of liberty
though he was. wi
paces of Grecian
ud of Ri
dopl
h
Impressive
cheer and. inspiring was their irresis
tible charge. In (he blood which en-
rielipd the field was that which flowed
from two of the kr.ightliest of South
rons—who died deaths sublime in de
fense of hearth and home. The re
mains of the one rest near the shores
of the Savannah, the other lies buried
bv the batiks of the Cooper, and Geor
gia and South Carolina, like mourning
mother', shall ever laud and lament
their illustrious sons. Francis £?. Bar
tow and Barnard E. Bee.
"Our flag Is borne over the field of
victory at Leesburg, as the defender
of the South drives the daring Feder
al* over 'Ball's Bluff and Into the Po-
tomae. How its folds rustle in the
breeze on the ensanguined field of Shi
loh. where the noble old army of the
West was winning a decisive victory,
until the lamentable fall of that flower
of Southern cHlVulfV, and one of the
ablest of our leaders, Albert Sidney
Johnston, checked the tide of success.
Tt is followed by our brave. bare?
fooled comrades through that dread
deluge of death, as its dripping folds •
reflect the terrible struggle at Chieka- I
manga. We see It wreathed in the
curl of batt'e smoke at the second fi—ht
at Man-ssas. in the trophic* of which
men from every Southern Statf*
shared where so m'nv da on f lp**iv dfed.
We watch it at South Mnunloin and
at Sharns’uirg: along the snow-clad
>f that Which | a1 . 0 P PR n ”'T Fredericksburg as the s.in
e of another of ’Gonfederat* fame has beamed
hrleh'e*t—where the drb red life tide
of Georgians end of Smith Carolinian?
mingled Wt*h that of th“'r comrade?
from other Sfnt<‘?-. Your Thomas R R.
Cobb nnd our Maxcv Cregg—lwo in-
trenta and Intuitive soldiers, fell fi-ht-
I mg a: the post of danger nnd of duty.
Cobb's Brigade.
. "There are those In the audience who
| will remember that Gen. Cobh’s Geor-
| gia Brigade materially aided in renul«-
| i”g the charges of Gen. Meagher's Irish
Brigade, of which in a charming sketch j
I of Gen. Cobb, published in the ‘Land
j We Love,’ it is said: ‘They came un
to their work, time after time, with
| a persistent and nn enthusiastic spirit
| Absolutely admirable \s we gazed
upon their hone'ess audacity we could
1 n,,t help wondering whence came the=e
men. and whv rushing into sudden 1
.1 "th? We did not then know that j
thev were mo*ilv Irishmen, faultless ;
soldiers everywhere.’ Gen. Lee was j
anxious about that part of the line, i
although it was held by the flower of 1
his forces—commanded by another j
• the cou
rt by : lie
in 1 which
he hardy
Hi Revo-
ltativi
-th*
rt exulted
inquished
nra vi
Lftfir
5 uni or Roman <lo<
\ feats of the Fran
/ Teuton, of Celi ai
leeds. in th
in mils.
A meric
thr name of a
<1 radiance su
encircles the i
"I seem lo
Hie bounding
magnetic splr
breasts, old co
ik. the :
«Mil uf S:
nlid the:
famous
iunipbs ot
ill.
>r in
r lie found ! _
victor.’that shines with | v
parsing Hie halo which
nw of Robert E. Ley.
el the fervor of youth,
ardor or boyhood; Hie
t whi h stirred our
u'.adis, as ; hey throbbed
with patriotic pride inside !he gray
jackets of ;He Confederate soldiers.
Comrades of tile batilefleld our hearts
glow and are gladdened when we tneot
and recall undying memories of distant
and. h«*inic days: refresh recollections
,.f file guoHiii and devoted men along
side of i I1.1111 we stood hnd fought for
S ai 1 hern liberty. (Tod ides? tile ladles
I d. G
held
*e°t «t,
Wlallv
d brilliant
MeLaws.
b that the
n. Cobb’s a
o the last.'
-y told of H-imnden
iv nindi-d on the Held
Georgian. Gen.
He sent word to
position must lie
“■"cr was ‘it Will
Tb?re is a S«d.
ip fell
C-hal*
rive. Tile mu "Mon from which in
nith lie hnd carried home his hfidc
is in s'gbt: lie looked for a moment
ward Hie be'pved house, and made nn
r ri to go thifhef to die. Gen. Cobb
the
kin
Lai
• f the Confede
Daut
lin
nffi
huppl-
tna ilif fair dear uni
young men of liberty
mingling with tile
grandest army that
H o Is "v- led legion:
ride
. v for Hi
ded me a
s and the worthy
loving Macon—at
survivor* of the
ever faced a foe.
of Lee: whose
I verse, and
lors
as the univ
r cchrs from sea tu star, from field to
tii nmm.ent.
Greetings of Sumter.
"I bring t.« you. old soldier*, the cor
dial greet!.-gs uf your comrades of
1' imp Sumter. United Confederate Vet
eran? of Charleston: one of the most
d- v ded of whom has made his home
I a i hide to one of the
ho rode with that beau
f the South. Gen. Wade
who is my chosen friend and
M:
Jame
-iters
Illy
llolntes enjoys the c-.v-
1 of being an honorary
Charleston Chapter of
of the Confederacy, and
s that homo.
"The harbor. 111 which the far-famed
Fort Sun.ter stands as a gray and grim
t-nHnei. i* indissolubly linked to the
historic '.lids of grand old Georgia, by
t dr.in of cherished recoliection. of
tender ami treasured association*, for
j:s ever restless waves rise and ro.l
again*! the shores of Morris and Sulli
van's r*’ands. on which Georgians
heroically fought, where they won lau
rels and gave renown to lenders and
to comrade*. 1: was from James Isl
and tljat the signal gun of the war
was flreil. It was the armed struggle
for constitutional liberty: (he assevera
tion of rights guaranteed to sovereign
states. When the sound of that shqt
reverberated over the bay. there were
cheer* from the soldiers nn the Other
birth place
inl.-d mother and his final
we* dmwn neat the svlvatl spot
her childhood was passed.
P ains of Chanoellorsville.
the famous plains of Chancel-
ie our flag is again carried to
victory: but it .is atlrouded In gloom
as the terrible tidings are told that
'Stonewcir Jackson Is fatally wounded.
Up Cemetery Heights and into the
town of Gettysburg our flag is waving.
The bids, bristle with cannon and long
line; after line of Federal bayonets glis
ten In the July sunlight. Yet on. on
air columns charge, the danger of
death depresses them not.
“Where, where was Roderick then?
One blast upon hi* bugle horn
Were worth a thousand men.”
' Though 'Stonewall' Jackson is dead
his spirit hovers around his old corps.
Can it be that A. P. Hill—of whom
he sp"ke in his dying moments, car
ries ;he heart of his old corps com
ma nder. to be thrown by him into the
midst of Meade's army: with the soul-
sTirring expres*ion of Douglas, as he
bore the heart ef Bruce toward Pales
tine. 'Onwards, as thou wast wont thou
fearless heart." How defiantly the flag | lu:
floated above Fort Sumter's crumbling | tude
wills, over Morris and Sullivan's Is
land*. where glory traced In unfading
characters the names of the valiant de
fenders of the sea burn city. Blood
stained and bullet lorn our flag vi
brates to the rnu'ic of war’s death
march at Franklin, at Missionary
Ridge; at the Wilderness. Pottsyl-
vania. Bentonvi’.ie and Cold Harbor.
“Gtrdon’ is the Cry.
. enn societies of the District of, Co- I
, lumbia.
In the imense ball room of the
: New Willard Hotel, the meeting was
j filled to overflowing. The United
States marine band stirred the audi- I
; once with ‘Dixie” and other South- I
: ern melodies. Almost every mention j
! of the name Lee was greeted with ap- j
j plause. Although unable to attend
, President Roo*eveit sent a letter In
which he extolled the virtues of the j
, Confederacy’s great general in war as
j well as in peace. His suggestion that \
j the centennial anniversary be cele- j
: bra-ted by the establishment of a per- j
manent Lee memorial at some grpat !
representative educational Institution
i of the South, met with instant favor.
1 The exercises w*re presided over by
[ Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, former Sec-
: rotary of the Navv. nnd were opened
with prayer by Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith. D. D.. rector of St. John’s Epis- I
copal church, who was followed by
Rev. Wii'iam T. Thompson. D. D . With
, the rending of selections from the
, Bible after which the surn'iced choir
i of the church n r vuihonv rendered “The
1 Souls of the Righteous.”
Chairman Herbert then delivered a
brief address, after which be rend nn |
extract from ‘tbe “Life of Thomas H.
j Benton." Written bv Thpndore Rooso- ,
t veJl In which he referred to -the Con- ■
federate leadev ns "the very grentrst
'of all the captain* that the Enei'sb-
' sneaking peoples have brought forth,
and that the world has never seen bet
ter soldiers than those who followed
him." *
Tile reading of the President's letter i
wa* assigned to Mrs. Ralph Walsh,
. president of the District of Columbia 1
■ division. United Daughters of the C011-
; federaev.
The White House, Washington. Jan- j
: uarv IS. 1907.
To the Hon. Hilary A. Hcrhert,
I Chairman, nnd others of the Cominit-
! tee of Arrangement for the' Celebration
of the Hundredth Anniversary of the
t Birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
' Gentlemen: I regret that it is not in
; lav power to be with you at your cel
ebration.- T join with you in honor
ing the life nnd career of that great
soldier nnd high-minded citizen whose
fame is now a matter of pride to all
our countrymen. Terrible though the
, destruction of the civil war was, aw-
! f 11I though it was thnt such a con
flict should occur between brothers, it'
is yet a matter for gratitude on the
. part of all Americans that thi*. along
| among contest* of like magnitude.
! should have left to both sides ns a
priceless heritage the memory of the
| mighty men and the glorious deeds
that the iron days brought forth. The >
j courage and steadfast endurance, the :
I lofty fealty to the right as it was giv-
I en to each man to see the right, wheth-
er he wore the gray or whether he :
I wore the blue, now mnkes the mem- 1
! orles of the valiant feat*, alike of '
i those who served un ’er Grant nnd of j
; those who served under Lee, precious '
to ill good Americans. Gen. Lee has ,
i left us the mem ary. not merely of his !
j extraordinary skill as a. general, his :
dauntless courage and high leadership j
in campaign V"d battle. <btit also of ’
that serene greatness of soul charac- ;
teristlc of those who most readily rec
ognize the obligations of civic" duty. '
Once the war was over he instantly j
undertook the task of healing anil I
binding up the wounds of his conn- i
trymen, in the true spirit of those who |
feel malice toward none and charity |
toward nil: in that spirit which from
the throes of the civil war brought |
forth the real and indissoluble Union i
of today. It was eminently fitting j
that this great man, thi* war-worn i
veteran of a mighty struggle, who. at
its close, simply and quietly undertook
his duty as a plain, everyday citizen,
bent only upon helping his people in
the Piths of peace and tranoultlty,
should turn his attenti-n toward edu
cational work: toward bringing up in
fit fashion the younger generation, the
sons of t*io=e who had proved their
faith by their endeavor in the heroic
davs.
There is no need to dwell on Gen.
Lee's record as a soldier. The son of
Light Horse Harry Le». of the Revo-
he came naturally by his apti-
for arms and command. His
campaigns put him In the foremost
rank of the great captains of all time.
But his signal va.I-w and addkess hi
war are no more remarkable than the
spirit in which lie turned to the work
of peace once the war was over. The
circumstances were such that
men. even of high character, felt bit
ter and vindictive n- denre*sed and
spiritless, but Gen. Lee's heroic tem-
those of the United States: that the
prosperity of the South would rise or
fail with the welfare of the whole
country; and that the duty of the citi
zens’ effort to obliterate the effects of
war and restore the blessings of peace;
that they should remain in the coun
try, strive for harmony and good feel
ing, and devote their abilities to the
interests of their people and the heal
ing of dissensions. To every one who
applied to him this was the advice he
gave. Although absolutely without
means, he refused all offers of pecu
niary aid. and all pcrsitons of emolu
ment, although many such, at a high
salary, were offered him. He de
clined to go abroad, saying that he
sought only "a place to earn honest
bread while engaged In some useful
work.” This statement brought him
th* offer of the presidency of Wash
ington College, a little institution in
Lexington, Virginia, which had grown
out of a modest foundation, known as
Liberty Hall Academy. Washington
had endowed this academy with one
1 hundred sha.res of stock that had been
given to him by the State of Virginia,
which he had accepted only on condi
tion that he might with them endow
*ome educational institution. To the
institution which Vnsington helped to
found in such a spirit. Lee, In the
same fine spirit, gave his services. He
accepted the position of President at
a salary of $1,500 a year, in order, as
he stated, that he might do some
good to the youth of the South. He
applied himself to his new work with
the same singleness of mind which he
had showed in leading the Army of
Northern Virginia. All the time hy
word and deed he was striving for
the restoration of real peace, of real
harmony, never uttering a word of bit
terness nor allowing a word of bitter
ness uttered in his presence to go un
checked. From the close of the war
to the time of hi* death all his grfat
powers were devoted to two objects:
To the reconciliation of all his coun
trymen with one another, and to fitting
the youth of the South for the duties
of a lofty and broad-minded citizen-
shin.
Such is the career that you gather
to honor; and I hone that you will
take advantage of the one hundredth
anniversary of Gen. Lee’s birthdav by
annealing to all our people, in every
section of this, country,. to commemo
rate his life and deed* by the estab
lishment at some great renresentntive
educational lnstitutien of the South of
a nermanent memorial, that will serve
the youth of the coming years, as he.
in the closing venrs ot his life, served
fhn*e wbn so sorely needed what he so
freelv gave.
Sincere 1 ” vnur*.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Following brief remarks hy Senator
Berry, Of Arkansas, and Justice David
Brewer, of the United States Su
preme Gourt, Representative John
Sharp 'Williams, of Mississippi spoke.
The annua] ceremony of presenting
crosses of honor to Confederate veter
ans of distinguished military recr.-d
then occurred, the exercises being
brought to a close with a benediction
bv the Rt. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee,
bishop of Washington.
the chapter were Mrs. George Dennjr,
Mrs. A. I. Nelson. Mrs. William Flun-
j kin and Mrs. Charles F. McNulty. To
night at 7:30 o'clock a banquet was
. tendered in the engineering hall to the
! old students who attende the unlver-
j slty during the administration of Gen.
; Lee. Numerous tuasts were drunk and
responses made. Frank F. Wisdom, of
Louisiana, was toastmaster.
North Carolina’s Tribute.
CHARLOTTE, X. C., Jan. 19.—The
one hundredth anniversary of the birth
of Gen. Robert E. Lee, together with
the anniversary of the birth of Gen.
| Stonewall Jackson, was observed with
fitting exercises, held at the Academy
j of Music this morning at 11 o’clock.
; under the auspices of the Stonewall
Jackson chapter of the Daughters of
j the Confederacy. A prayer was offered
, by Rev. Dr. R. C. Holland, an address
delivered by Dr. Henry E. Shepherd,
. of Baltimore, a native North Carolln-
1 ian, and solos were sung by Miss Hazle
; Brown nnd Miss Wade of the Fresby-
, terian college.
| At the conclusion of the regular ex-
I ercises, while the audience remained
seated. Confederate crosses of honor
were presented to a number of veter-
1 ans by Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. After
j the presentation of the crosses the vet
erans marched to their hall, where a
, big dinner was served them by the
! Daughters. As the old soldiers tiled
. out they cheered the widow of their
beloved leader to the echo.
Address and poem, Lee at Gettys
burg. Hon. O. D. Gorman.
After the exercises officers for the
year were elected, as follows: Mrs.
J. A. Bryan, president: Miss Faille
Fannie Yoeman, vice president: Mrs.
Greer Maxwell, corresponding secre
tary and treasurer; Miss Willie Carter,
recording secretary; Miss Virginia
Persons, historian.
R. E. LEE CELEBRATION
BY DOUGLAS PEOPLE
Honored in Florida.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Jan. 19.—The
centenary of Gen. Robt. E. Lee’s birth
j was appropriately celebrated here to-
: day. Veterans, sons of veterans and
j daughters of the Confederacy assem
bled around the Confederate monument
in Heming Square and marched to the
First Baptist Church, where the exer
cises took place. Former Governor
Francis P. Fleming presided, and Wil
liam J. Bryan, a young attorney, was
orator of the day.
Celebrated in Atlanta.
ATLANTA. Jan. 19.—The one hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of
Gen, Robt. E. Lee was appropriately
celebrated here today. Large repre-
i sentations of the local Confederate or-
I ganlzations gathered this afternoon
I in the hall of representatives at the
{ State eapitol and heard an address
I by Hamilton Douglas of Atlanta. Ap
propriate music was rendered and the
local Daughters of the Confederacy
j conferred crosses of honor upon sixteen
Confederate veterans.
Roanoke Celebrates the Day.
ROANOKE, Va.. Jail. 19.—Governor
C. A. 'Swanson, of Virginia, delivered
the chief address here tonight at the
Lee centennial exercises held in the
i Academy of Music under the auspices
i of the Confederate veterans of Roan-
; oke and Salem and the chapters of
i the Daughters of the Confederacy,
i The Daughters pinned crosses of hon-
I or on a number of old warriors. A
: service was also held at St. John’s
Epi*copal church, which was largely
attended.
TRIBUTE TO GFN. LEE
AT LEXINGTON, VA.
LEXINGTON, Va., Jan. 19.—The one
hundredth anniversary of the national
day of the South’s greatest chieftain.
Robert E. Lee. was observed by ap
propriate exercises today at Washing
ton and Lee University, which bears
bis naive, over which he was. so long
the guiding genius, and where he now
lies burled. The principal exercises
were held in Lee memorial chapel,
where an address on h'ls life was de
livered by Charles Frauds Adams, of
Massachusetts. The large auditorium
was packed with an audience until no
more could be admitted. The exer
cises were opened by ; the singing of
a favorite hymn of Gen. Lee by the
university student choir. Praver was
offered by Rev. Dr. G. B. Strickler,
of Richmond, rector of the university.
Dr. George Dennv introduced the dis
tinguished sneaker of the occasion, and
in concluding his remarks, conferred
upon Mr. Adam*, in the name of the
university! me decree of LL. D.
President Denny's Tribute.
President Denny, in introducing
Charles Francis Adams, declared that
it would be impossible to picture in
imagination a more appropriate spot
in which to celebrate the centennial of
the birth of Robert E. Lee than on
the campus of the Washington and Lee
University. He referred to Gen. Lee as
“The greatest man who has ever
adorned the presidency of an Institu
tion of learning, hot merely within Vir
ginia, not merely within the South, but
I dare also to say, within the limits
of the American republic. He de
clared tbe Confederate general’s work
at tbe head of tbe institution some
dnv would rest like a capital Upon the
so'id shaft of hi* civic and military
renown." The _life and services of
Robert E. Lee, he said. Is the institu-
tldYi's large*t asset, its richest tradi
tion. and its noblest memory. The
President referred to the fact that to-
dnv all sectional striffe and sectional
hate had ended, .and that students
were now In attendance at the univer
sity from oven' section of the country
and declared that it was a genuine
pleasure to welcome n great citizen of
Massachusetts, a gallant soldier and
officer in the Union army, who bore
himself as bravely in bailie and laid
down his sword ns free from stain as
did any son of Virginia, in that fierce
ordeal 'through which “God remolded
and cast anew the nation.”
“The corning of a man. distinguished
in the services of his country,” he
said, “from the capital of New Eng
land in midwinter, n thousand mile*,
to the tomb of Robert E Lee in order
to strew fresh flowers upon bis grave,
i« a sure evidence that Virginia is loy
al to the nationn] flag."
President Denny then conferred upon
Mr. Adams the degree of doctor of
laws and presented him to the audi
ence as “A ton of Washington and
L°e. and. therefore, a son of Virginia."
'r’.n sneaker was received with great
npnlause and for over an hour had his
audience's closest attention. Mr. Ad
ams at the s*prt captured the great au
dience when pc *a!d: “I would have
done p* f ee did. though it may be
deemed traitorous to say so.”
LOYAL OBSERVANCE
AT CONFEDERATE CAPITOL.
RTCUMOND. Va., Jan. 19.—Cere
monies were held here teday in honor
of the one hundredth anniversary of
the birth cf Gen. Robert E. Lee. The
day is a State holiday and the State
and city offices, the banks and many
places of business were closed accord
ingly. The ceremonies began at noon
with a memorial service at St. Paul’s
Episcopal church, the church Gen. Lee
attended during his residence in Rich
mond. Bishop Randolph delivered an
address and'Rev. James Powers Smith,
chaplain on the staff of Gen. Stonewall
Jackson: Rev. j. William .Tones, a
biographer of Lee’s. Bishop Gibson and
Rev. Mr. Forsyth took part in the
service, There were present at the
service Capt. Robert E. Lee. of 'West
Point. Va.. and family; Miss Mary
Custis Lee. Mrs.. W. K. F. Lee, of
Fairfax County, Va.: Col. Robert E.
Lee, of Fairfax, Dr G. B'olling Lee,
nnd other members of the Lee fam
ily.
In the afternoon there was a pa
rade of the local military Confederate
veterans and Daughters oF the Confed
eracy. the last named In carriages, to
tlie Lee monument, where wreaths
were placed on the memorial. Later
there was a presentation by the
Daughters of the Confederacy to the
Virginia Historical Society of an oil
portrait of the Confederate chieftain
by Mr*. Andrews, daughter of the late
E:ev. Dr. Charles Minnigerode. Msg.
Andrews was present.
At 7 o’clock the men’s club of Rich
mond held a meeting at Second Bap-
t'st church, which was addressed by
Dr. Thoma* XMson Page, the author,
Edward Valentine, the sculptor of the
Lee recumbent statue at Lexington,
and others.
DOUGLAS, Ga.. Jan. 19.—The Rob
ert E. Lee Chapter, U. D. C.. celebra
ted the centenary with the following
newly elected officers: Mrs. W. W.
McDonald, president: Mrs. 8. Powell,
first vice-president: Mrs. J. L. Shelton,
second vice-president: Mre. Turner
Brewer, recording secretary: Mrs. J.
W. Quincy, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. H. C. Welchell, treasurer: Mrs.
Frank Appleby, registrar, and Mrs. W.
P. Bellinger, historian and with the
Douglas citizens.
Addresses were delivered by Mayor
F. Willis Dart. Editor W. C. Bryan.
Prof. J. W. Hendricks and other noted
local orators. The banks and princi
pal business houses were closed
throughout the day in honor of the
occasion.
The music by the students of the
Southern Normal Institute was superb,
and reflected great credit on their mu
sical teacher and directors.
The spring like weather has done
incalculable damage to the farmers of
Coffee County. Those who have killed
their this year's supply of meat have
lost by the weather all their hams and
shoulders, which will prove quite a
hardship. Those, and they are many,
that have not killed are forced to the
expense of keeping their hogs fat on
corn, the fields having all been eaten
out.
COLUMBUS’ TRIBUTE
TO ROBERT E. LEE
COLUMBUS. Gh.. Jan. 19.—A beauti
ful tribute to the memory of Robert E.
Lee was paid at the high school audi
torium tonight when interesting exer
cises were held in celebration of the
birthday anniversary of the great
Southern chieftain. The exercises were
under the auspices of Camp Bcnning,
United Confederate Veterans, and
many old soldiers, sons of veterans.
Daughters of the Confederacy and
members of other patriotic organiza
tions were present.
A splendid address was delivered by
Rev. Dr. M. Ashby Jones pastor of
the First Baptist Cliufch. nnd the son
of a chaplain in the Army of North
ern Virginia. Rev. Mr. Jones, who is
thoroughly imbued with Southern tra
dition. came to Columbus a few months
ago from Richmond, Va. He was in
troduced tonight by Rev. Dr. I. S. Mc-
Elrov, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church.
A beautiful and appropriate musical
program was carried out. and crosses
of honor were bestowed upon Confed
erate veterans by Lizzie Rutherford
Chapter, Daughters of the Confeder
acy.
GOLD CROSS OF HONOR
CONFERRED ON CAPT. SMITH
J. Skelton -Williams Spoke.
ATLANTA Jail. 19.—John Skelton
I Williams, of Richmond, was the pritmi-
! pal sneaker tonight at the banquet of
■ the 'Virginia Society of Georgia. His
i subject, “Our Advance from Appomat-
j tox," was treated as a review of the
i progress of tlie? South since the Civil
j War nnd a tribute to tbe worth and
' character of GCn. Robert E. Lee. whose
birthday anniversary was celebrated.
Observance at Norfolk.
! NORFOLK. A r a.. Jan. 19.—The one
] hundredth anniversary of the birth of
i Geh. Robert S3. Lee was fittingly ob-
■ served in Norfolk and Portsmi”’th to-
| day. the public largely joining -^.c Con-
I federate organizations in their cere-
' monies, those in Norfolk being at Cum-
j herland Street Methodist Church and
' those ill Portsmouth being at Trinity
I P. E. Church. Former Governor Wrn.'
E. Cameron, the orator of the day in
Norfolk, being ill. Ills address was read
by Rev. W. A. Barr. Col. Wm. H.
Stewart, commander of the Confeder
ate veterans In Virginia, and Rev. A. C.
Thompson, made addresses in Ports
mouth.
Tile Confederate veterans of Norfolk
held their annual Lee day banquet to
night.
In the gray and gPom of that March | per was not warped
part of our half-f.ami-
force hareed with the flag, now "shot
to a shre-!" and "Gordon,” is the cry,
as that magnetic Georgian burls his
heroic columns against the leaden lines
of batli- at For> Steadman. Though
the staff i- shattered and the fag is
dved .1 d- eper red in the precious,
priceless blood of it* dauntless de
fenders. ii is taken fr m the relaxing
grasp of th? dvjng color bearer by an
other daring follower of the immortal
Lee and carried through sheets of
his great sou!
cast down. He st ,od that hardest of
all Strains, ‘.h,' strain of bearing him-
*elf well through ’he grav evening of
failure: nrd therefore out of wh.at !
see—od failure he he’oed to build th? 1
wonderful and mi°'Vv triumph of our
national ll'e, in which all his country
men. North and South, share. Imme
diately after the cl -se of host’litie* he
an-ounced. with a .-de*r-*(e-hterlne«*.
which at that time few indeed of any
section possessed, that the interests of j
tbe Southern Slates were tbe niff a* j
Reception Tendered Adams.
At the cone’iisiori of th" exercises
in the ch*nel. Mr. Adants held a recep
tion on the rostrum, being Introduced
bv Mr. Dennv. Among the audience
were manv of the old students who
attended the university forty years ago
nnd sot under the guiding snir’t of
Gep. Lee. The eaff»t)S of Confederate
veteran* ha.l fnrmpr? a procession, and
me-rhed ''-nm the court bouse to tile
cbone!. The linircrs’tv faculty in van
and gown with trustees, followed hy
tbe student body in cap and gown
formed their ni-ocession nj Newcomb
boil and marched to the chapel ac-n*?
the enmi.ua. Following the exercise?
in the chnnel a luncheon with nn einb-
,,r.:e menu was served by the L°e-
.Tucksnn c«tr>p of Conf“iie- ,to veto-nos
in the university gymnasium, where
co”'-*-* wr-o laid for ?90 Among the
snookers there were Attorney General
AniU»r*i."i of Virginia, who r e?r.,-,-,rje,i
Charleston Celebrates.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. 19.—The
centennial .of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s
birthday was celebrated today under
the auspices of the Daughters of the
Confederacy. A large memorial meet
ing was held' and the day was ob
served as a public holiday, municipal
office* and banks being ciosed-and bus
iness generally suspended.
LEE DAY OBSERVED
IN AMERICUS, GA.
AMERTCUS. Ga.. Jan. 19.—Lee day
was appropriately observed in Amer-
icu* with imposing ceremonies at the
i armory of Company L. Fourth Georgia,
j under auspices of Amerieus Chapter,
U. D. C. Hundreds of citizens and
Confederare veterans attended the ex-
ert is, s. Tile address of the occasion
was delivered by Hon. AY. T. Lane, and
was masterful and eloquent withal.
Crosses of honor were conferred, and
a delightful luncheon served the great
throng attending the exercises.
af I
r. H. Ros-
f the Coni
T’--;-' ,fto
ernn*. and F
»v» remlnisc,
i-a’dier.
ck
W we given .1 reception bv V’rv H-
c„-:k T ,00 chanter of Daughters nf
tse Co—a- 1 "SCV .p the home of Presj-
rlenT a’’.l Mrs. Dennv in tbe Tinivr-rsitv
v-oune?. so tong the resting piece of
rton T^-e. "This wa* a meat brifi’ant
lore! funr'ion. Among those of tne
receiving party beside the officers of-
R. E. LEE'S CENTENARY
CELEBRATED AT TALBOTTON.
TALBOTTON. Ga., Jan. 19.—The
Alice Reaii Mathews chapter of the
U. D. C. paid eloquent tribute to the
memory of Robert E. Lpe at the court
house Saturday' morning. The artis
tic decorations Mere under the direc
tion of Mrs. J. M. Mathews and Mrs.
N. P. Carreker.
Prayer by Rev. F. McCullough. Trib
ute to Lee. Mrs. J. A. Bryan. Hymn,
“How Firm a Foundation.''
DUBLIN, Ga., Jan. 19.—At a meeting
of Camp Smith held today a gold cross
of honor was bestowed on Capt. Hardy
Smith, who has for years been the
commander of the camp. He was re
elected at today’s meeting, as were also
the other old officer* of the camp. The
fact that a gold cross of honor would
be bestowed on Capt. Smith had been
kept a secret from him and he was
very much surprised and affected by
tlie incident.
Capt. Smith went to the war from
Laurens County as captain of the
Blackshear Guards. He fought through
out the war. except during the time
that he was laid up from a wound. He
lost his right arm in one of tlie bat
tles. He refused to allow the physi
cians to administer ether when they
were taking off his arm and watched
them as they worked. After the
wound had healed lie went back into
the army and commanded his company
until the surrender, although the loss
of his arm gave him the right to re
main at home. It was in recognition
of his bravery and his faithful work
as commander of Camp Smith that lie
was honored today.
There were several addresses deliv
ered at the’nieeting of tbe camp today
and at tbe noon hour refreshments
were served to the old veterans by the
people of the city.
Tomorrow morning the ninth annual
session of the Dublin Bible Conference
will convene at the Dublin Baptist
Church. The opening sermon will be
preached by Dr. J. J. Bennett, secre
tary of the State Baptist Mission
Board. Rev. Julian Rogers, of Atlanta,
will preach tomorrow afternoon at 3
o’clock. The minster who will preach
tomorrow night has not been an
nounced.
During the week tbe conference will
have three sessions a day. Monday
night Dr. AY. H. Smith, of Richmond,
ALi., will preach. There will be some
noted preachers here and it is expected
that the addresses and sermons will be
listened lo with much interest.
Rev. Allen Fort, Jr., pastor of the
Dublin Baptist Church, will be master
of ceremonies. He has arranged tlie
program with much care. It is expect
ed that there will be a large attendance.
Unless there should be some un
looked for interference on the part of
the Governor, next Friday Andrew Bell,
a negro, will be hanged in Laurens
County for killing last year a negro by
the name of Rose Mathis. Bell was
convicted at the July term of Laurens
Superior Court. His case went to the
Supreme Court, but that body affirmed
the decision of the court below. An
appeal was then made to the prison
commission, but the pardoning board
refused to interfere. Tt therefore seem*
that there will be a legal hanging here
next Friday- If Bell is hanged this
will be the second legal execution in
Laurens County in more than forty
years.
Athen* Observed Anniversary.
ATHENS. Ga., Jan. 19.-—The one-hun—
dredth anniversary of the birthday of
Gen Lee was celebrated here in a most
fitting manner. At 9 o'clock this morning
the State Normal School students held
most interes.ting exercises, and at 10:30
o'clock at the University chapel the Uni-
versity hoys paid tribute to the mem
ory of the great Virginian.
At noon tlie members of Cobb-Delonet
Camp Confederate A'eterans. gathered at
tlie city hall and the Daughters of the
Confederacy and other citlbens also as
sembled there. Capt. J. J. C. McMahan,
commander of the camp, called the camp
to order, after which Capt. Fears offered
praver, and the entire audience sang
“How Firm a Foundation.”
Prof. Sylvanus Morris, of the faculty
of the University of Georgia, paid the
memnrv of Lee a fitting tribute. His re
marks were full of information as well as
enthusiasm. After the addresB a song
was sung, and the benediction pro
nounced.
This afternon at the Y. M. C. A. the
"Evening in the 60’s" was enjoyed, it
being a birthday party, the praocetds
going to the purchase of a piano. Prof.
Morris also made an address on that Oc
casion.
GEN. ROBERT E. LEE.
Some Reflections Upon His Character
istics by Col. G. N. Sausay.
“It was my father’s judgment that
Gen. Lee was a great defensive sol
dier."
The above sentence I* excerpted from
Gen. Fred D. Grant In "Collier’s" for
January 19, 190S.
The inference of that sentence is de
fensive action was Gen. Lee's best de
veloped trait as a soldier. Gen. Fred
Grant does not qualify his estimate of
"Marse Robert" by expressing any
comments on the offensive character
istic* of the great Alrginiah. There-
<ore those who have carefully studied
the tactics and strategy of Gen. Lee
can take issue with Gen. Grant In his
estimate of Lee's abilities a* a soldier.
A good general, commanding the
weaker force, naturally provides pro
tection for his troops. Soldiers behind
good defensive works, fully double their
effectiveness by reason of such pro
tection: therefore Gen. Leo in assum
ing the command of the Army of
Northern A'irginin. properly strength
ened the defense® of Richmond, behind
which the army then rested.
He took advantage of every point
that could be utilized, as far as men
and means permitted. But he did not
j sit down satisfied behind those de-
! fense*. awaiting the assault a com
mander must expect from his adver-
1 sarv. Making his positloh as reasona
bly strong as circumstances, time and
men could accomplish. Gen. Lee. with
I the Instinct of a good soldier, saw the
necessity of breaking up Gen. Model-
; Ian’s combinations before the Army of
j the Potomac attained such strength
1 as to overwhelm him.
The Federal commander made liye*-
' sant and constant demands upon the
Washington Government for additional
troops. He also strengthened his army
with defenses thnt it might be in bet
ter condition to resist any attack from
the Confederate forces. Seven Pines
had been a battle of aggression nn the
part of Gen. Joe Johnston, and ’ts re
sult impressed Gen. McClellan with th*
fact that defensive works were an ab
solute strength to hi* army.
The works constructed by Gen. Lee
were simply defense* of Richmond, not
particularly In which his troop? were
to await attack.
Gen. Lee. aware of the almost un
limited resources of the Federal Gov
ernment, knew if be awaited assault
upon his lines by Gen. McClellan, it
(would be done when that conservative
; Federal captain had acquired the enor-
j molts army he so persistently demand
ed of his Government.
! Leaving barely enough force to cover
• his defensive works—baring his right,
and center—Lee massed heavily upon
his left, and arranging his plan where
by tbe great Stonewall should secretlv
and speedily withdraw from the “A'al-
ley” and form on hi® extreme left, be
gan on the 26!h of June. 1S62, the won
derful Seven Days’ Battle of Rich
mond. Does history show the Battle
of Richmond fought by Gen. Lee on
defensive tactics? Hardly.
Gen. Lee. under the common usages
of war, should have done so. but his
great tnind saw the necessity of rais
ing the siege of Richmond by attack
rather than defense.
McClellan was daily strengthening
his position by works nnd increasing
forces aitd it became a. military neces
sity to raise t-he siege, nnd that could
be done only by attack. It would exac:
too much space in Tlie Telegraph (o
give details how that was dolm. His
tories will give these to the student*
of war or inquirers Into Lee’s methods.
Suffice it to say. position after posi
tion was forced from tbe grasp of Mc
Clellan nnd laid as trophies at the feet
of Gen. Lee.
Rut a consideration that deserves
mention la the disparity of forces. AH
the troops under Lee’s command were
SO.000—of which 11,900 were in south
eastern A'lrvlnia and eastern Nnrtli
Carolina and in no way participated
ill the assaults tjnon McClellnn’s forti
fied positions. The Army of the Po
tomac by tbe lalo*i return* showed
tie.000 present for duty—including 10,-
onn iii and around Fortress Monroe, but
within two days delivery at the firing
line of (he Army of ibe Potomac.
AVere Gen. Lee's tactics “defensive?”
Military writers and critics won't so
construe them.
Next followed the second Manassas
campaign. Did Gen. Lee assume, the
“defensive" here?
"Pope the pestiferous.” was engaged
in plundering tbe defenceless non-
Combattants in the territory hound by
tbe Blue mountains, the Potomac and
the Rapnnhannoek. The pitiable con
dition of these people appealed to Gen.
Lee.
AA’hen he knew that he had given
McClellan a severe stroke of milltarv
paralysis that must take wo*ks to
nurse and overcome, he transported
and marched his armv from the defen
ses of Richmond io tlie territory men
aced by Pone. Did Gen. Lee attempt
to draw Pope into an attack unnn his
troop? in a defensive position? Lc
vnur reader® carefully scan the second
Manassas campaign by historians oil
either side, and the question is easily
answered.
Driving the "HendMUnrtprs-in-lhe-
Saddle,” and his demoralized ariTtv
Into the exceeding strong defenses of
■Washington. Gen. Lee like a might.v
miltary athlete, thrust his armv aero?.*
the. Potomac into, virtually, the ene
my's country.
Confederate writers give ihe sum
total of the Army of Northern A’ir-
ginia that followed "the Starry Cross"
upon the plains ,,f Manassas (second
Mana*sas), as 46,030. Major c. B. Lew
is. whoso pen name of “M. Quod.” is
known wherever the English language
is read, a historian of deserved nierii.
gives Pope’s forces, including rein
forcements from McClellan, fmm tlie
inclptloh of second Manassas until his
army cowered behind the huge de
fenses of Washington, ns 125.000 men.
Sharpesburg! how its name thrills
the nerves of the surviving fragment*
of Lee’s elastic army!
| In a measure Sharpsburg was On
the nart of Lee. a "defensive" buttle.
. McClellan had by accident possessed
i himself of a copy of t’>e now famous
; “General Orders No. 191.” at Freder-
; ick City, on the evening of 12th Sep-
| tember. isfi2. in which Gen. Lee had
j outlined lo his corps commanders his
| plan of operation.
j Military critics fall to compute the
intrinsic value of that order to Mc-
| Cleiian. It was truly priceless In his
! hands. With that information in hi*
j po*es.=ion, and 87,164 well and r<-
' equipped soldiers, well in hand, he
surely had it in his power to annihi-
I late the Army of Northern Virginia.
Space forbids details; surely It will
well reward those interested In "the
War Between the States” to review
this brilliant, bloody battle. Few in
history were more sanguinary. How
Gen. Lee accepted battle and acted on
the defensive because. McClellan in
possession of General Orders No. lBl.
knew the disposition and numbers of
Gen. Lee's army, and a forced attack
was his best card, before Gen. Lee
could mass his spattered troops. A*
numbers were the busy factors that
entered largely in these battles, they
are potent here. 35 355 troops were
all that Gen. Lee could put in action
on 16th and 17th September. 1862. So
terrific had been the punishment to
the Army of the Potomac. Gen. Mc
Clellan lav upon his arms paralyzed
during 191!h. That night Gen. Lee
withdrew bis army across the Poto
mac.
McClellan’s inertness, lethargy, or
disinclination to aggressiveness, even
under the earnest insistence of the
Washington Government, cost him his
official head. He disappeared from
command, never to again to take po
sition on the firing line. Fredericks
burg was clearly a defensive battle
by Gen. Lee. Burnside, the new Fed
eral commander, stormed at by that
mighty factor beyond the Potomac.
Public Clamor, was forced to an at
tack that did not and could not re
ceive the hearty sunport of his sub
ordinate corps and division command
er*.
Honest historian* ori either side of
this great controvert, admit of the
Armv of Northern Virginia, then at
its maximum of “present fbr duty,” but
20 000 troops, actually* participated.
Burnside, In his testimony before the
"committee on the conduct Ot the •
war,” testified of the 116.6f»0 men then
constituting the Army of tbe Potomac