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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 35. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fitzhugh Lee. From the Times-dispatch, January 5, 1908. (search)
ally over, he rode to Farmville, and reported to General Meade, who advised him to return to Appomattox and be paroled. This he did and became the guest of General John Gibbon of the United States Army, under whom he had been at West Point, and whose family he knew well. In his Personal Reminiscences of Appomattox, General GibbonGeneral Gibbon says: That night Fitz, lying on the floor, slept as soundly as a child after, he said, having had no sleep for a week. Nothing could dampen his high spirits. With grim humor, he took from his pocket a $5 Confederate note and writing across its face, For Mrs. Gibbon, with the compliments of Fitz Lee, he said: Send that to Mrs. Gibbon, with the compliments of Fitz Lee, he said: Send that to your wife and tell her it's the last cent I have in the world. His was no hard, ascetic temper, which substituted harshness for courage, and reserve for wisdom, but a light and buoyant spirit, a warm and merry heart that spread sunshine all around. Mr. President, you will believe, I know, when I express my sincerest regret t