...and by her, in 1857, he became possessor of the estate of Arlington, opposite Georgetown, on the Potomac, and the White House estate, on the Pamunkey. He was in command of a regiment of cavalry in Texas in 1860, and towards the close of that year he obtained leave of absence and returned home, where he was when appointed to the command of the Virginia forces. For a while he did not have a separa...