Fitzhugh Lee Laid to Rest
May 13, 1905
Summary
John Mitchell, Jr., observes that “not in all its eventful history has Richmond witnessed a more imposing demonstration than that which marked the funeral of General Fitzhugh Lee.”
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Not in all its eventful history has Richmond witnessed a more imposing demonstration than that which marked the funeral of General Fitzhugh Lee.
The military contingent taking part in the procession consisted of two full regiments of infantry, the 70th and 71st, the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, battalion of artillery and seven detached infantry companies, making in all about 2000 men.
The church was densely crowded. The services were conducted by Right Rev. A. M. Randolph, bishop of the Southern Virginia diocese, assisted by Rev. Beverly Tucker, rector of St. Paul’s church, Norfolk; Rev. Landon R. Mason, rector of Grace church, this city, and Rev. E. E. Barnwell, acting rector of St. Paul’s. The floral tributes banked about the casket were profuse and came from all over the country. At the outside of the casket, nearest the audience and at the termination of the main aisle, the Confederate battle flag in flowers gleamed in its field of red, with the cross bars of blue bearing the stars of white.
The military contingent taking part in the procession consisted of two full regiments of infantry, the 70th and 71st, the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, battalion of artillery and seven detached infantry companies, making in all about 2000 men.
The church was densely crowded. The services were conducted by Right Rev. A. M. Randolph, bishop of the Southern Virginia diocese, assisted by Rev. Beverly Tucker, rector of St. Paul’s church, Norfolk; Rev. Landon R. Mason, rector of Grace church, this city, and Rev. E. E. Barnwell, acting rector of St. Paul’s. The floral tributes banked about the casket were profuse and came from all over the country. At the outside of the casket, nearest the audience and at the termination of the main aisle, the Confederate battle flag in flowers gleamed in its field of red, with the cross bars of blue bearing the stars of white.
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“Fitzhugh Lee Laid to Rest,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed April 24, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/367.