. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . at HarpersFerry, in October, 1859. The year 1832 was an eventfulone to him, for in that year he chosea fair daughter of his nativeState, for his bride. The ladywhom he selected was Mary / lCustis, daughter of G. W. P. JCustis; the latter was the (fgrandson of Martha Custis,and the adopted son of GeorgeWashington. General Lee be- <came heir to the estates of ArlingtonHouse on the Potomac, and the WhiteHouse on the Pamunkey. The Arling-ton estate was confiscated by the
. The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union . at HarpersFerry, in October, 1859. The year 1832 was an eventfulone to him, for in that year he chosea fair daughter of his nativeState, for his bride. The ladywhom he selected was Mary / lCustis, daughter of G. W. P. JCustis; the latter was the (fgrandson of Martha Custis,and the adopted son of GeorgeWashington. General Lee be- <came heir to the estates of ArlingtonHouse on the Potomac, and the WhiteHouse on the Pamunkey. The Arling-ton estate was confiscated by the Gov-ernment during the war, and is now national property, and thesite of a Union soldiers cemetery. When the ordinance of secession was passed in Virginia,April 17, 1861, he at once resigned his commission in the UnitedStates army, and wrote to General Scott these words—Save indefence of my native State, I never desire again to draw mysword. He felt keenly that there was no need of revolution,and would gladly have asked for redress of whatever grievanceshis State felt that they suffered, but in vain, and he declared. ¥ r GEN. LEE ON HIS FAVORITE HORSE. 296 GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE, that although his devotion to the Union was sincere, and heknew what was demanded of the duty and loyalty of an Ameri-can, yet he could not raise his hand against his friends, hischildren, and his home. Virginia had seceded from the Union, but had not yetacknowledged the Confederacy. He was chosen major-generalof the forces of the State, a trust which he honestly assumed,and for more than a year, although he was named as one ofthe five generals whom the State elected after it joined the Con-federacy, in May, still he was merely superintendent of fortifica-tions at Richmond, and a sort of military adviser to JeffersonDavis. His military record, as commander of the Southern army,proves him to have been one of the ablest generals that historyfurnishes us any record of. When he met General Grant inthat l
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