| Show LEE SOMMON 10 Y HIM HEAPER one of the last three surviving lieutenant generals of confederacy passes away was a graduate from west point and ot took a prominent part in the civil war was commander in chief of confederate veterans vicksburg miss general stephen U D lee commander in chief ot of the united confederate veterans and one ono ot of the last three surviving lieutenant gener generals aks of the confederacy died hera here thursday at the residence ot of captain E W T overexertion Overexert lon at the tim ceremonies attending upon the reunion u n ion of iowa and wisconsin veter ans of the G A R at vicksburg Vicks k s b bure u r g general alt bevic brought about general lee s 1 illness 11 n e s s general lee was born in south car una lina in 1833 he received his appointment to the united states mill tary academy at west point and grad bated at that institution receiving his commIn commission lon la in the artillery at the outbreak of the civil war general lee resigned reigned his commission in the united states army and entered the beracy he served the confederate army in V virginia until after the battle of antietam Antle tam when be he was made a brigadier general and sent to vicks burg general lee played a prominent part in the siege of vicksburg andl and following the tall fall of that city was taken prisoner he ile was later ex changed and promoted to the rank ot of major general and ordered to the southwest he ile was subsequently as signed to the army of the tennessee with the rank of lieutenant general and served until the close of hostila ties at the close of the war gen eral lee devoted himself to the edu cation of southern youths as prest dent of the mississippi agricultural and mechanical college on the death of general john B gordon general lee was unanimously chosen commander in chief of the united crate erate veterans and was always the most conspicuous figure at the annual reunions |
