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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1906
Page
6
Stephen D. Lee recalls General Joe Wheeler as a superb cavalry officer who led brave men in hard fought fields. He notes Wheeler’s role in signaling reconciliation as Confederate sons greet the Union, with southern hands helping plant more stars on the flag if needed.
Special Correspondence Columbus Mississippi May 30 Stephon D Lee last lieutenant general of the Confederacy and commander of the United Confederate Veterans is a notable figure in semipublic life. His ties to southern history and his personality render him highly popular in the region. Though a soldier, he spends his later years quietly reflecting a lineage of military service.
A portrait of General Stephen D. Lee a Charleston born planter of 73 who served as captain major lieutenant general and brigadier general in the Civil War. He later led the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College presidency and the Vicksburg National Military Park chair, guiding postwar memorials and southern reconstruction through public beneficence.
Reports from Roswell praise the New Mexico Military Institute cadets and faculty for dedication and conduct during inspection. Bays 8 dispatch notes a farewell dinner at Grand Central Hotel in Fortunate Missouria. a New Discovery ad and a public land notice follow, with testimonials and a homestead filing.
Wills Bros have won the Wort Apache freight contract at 1.08 dollars per hundred. The Holbrook area shows the highest bid for this work amid years of severe winters.
Poem lines honor soldiers buried in Tennessee with wreaths and incense. Fragment mentions a 16 year old son of Confederate General Hardee killed at Bentonville and a later meeting with Hardee. Narrator recalls Major Guy Howard shot in the Philippines and a personal act of loss and patriotism.
Special correspondence from Burlington notes Major General Otis D. Howard U.S.A. retired since 1834 maintains a busy life with an office in City Hall Park. The 75 year old veteran, famed for Gettysburg and Sherman's sea march, is authoring Civil War histories with Stephen D. Lee and his own accounts of cadet days, battles at Chancellorsville and Botched. He recounts stories with humor and respect for comrades, offering memories of long campaigns and the war’s pivotal moments.
General Benjamin Harrison era figure profile notes General Howard born 1831, served in Civil War as brigadier and major general, led units from 6 Maine Regiment to 11th Corps actions at Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. Details include Freedmen's Bureau command, Indian peace work in Arizona and New Mexico, Lincoln Memorial University founder, retirement 1894, quotes on Fredericksburg and Gettysburg decisions and losses.
Hillsboro New Mexico celebrated its twenty ninth anniversary with a Sierra County Advocate account of the town’s founding on May 21 1879 by David Susel Dan Dougan and later Joe Yankie. The report recalls their campfire welcome a grand venison and trout dinner and the naming of Hillsboro after Yankie's Ohio home.
The Board of New Mexico Penitentiary Commissioners invites sealed bids by May 2, 2008, for furnishing a long list of supplies to the penitentiary, including foodstuffs, hardware, textiles, cleaning items, and medicines. Bids must be delivered to the Superintendent by 7 p.m. and include a bona fide bid guarantee. contract requires delivery of nonperishable items as directed and payment in cash within terms.
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