Martin Witherspoon Gary
Gary, Martin Witherspoon

Gary, Martin Witherspoon

March 25, 1831–April 9, 1881

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Robert E Lee with his Generals, 1869

General Lee and his Confederate officers in their first meeting since Appomattox, taken at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in August 1869, where they met to discuss “the orphaned children of the Lost Cause”. This is the only from life photograph of Lee with his Generals in existence, during the war or after. Left to right standing: General James Conner, General Martin Witherspoon Gary, General John B. Magruder, General Robert D. Lilley, General P. G. T. Beauregard, General Alexander Lawton, General Henry A. Wise, General Joseph Lancaster Brent Left to right seated: Blacque Bey (Turkish Minister to the United States), General Robert E. Lee, Philanthropist George Peabody, Philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran, James Lyons (Virginia)

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  • Title Gary, Martin Witherspoon
  • Coverage March 25, 1831–April 9, 1881
  • Author
  • Keywords Soldier, politician, “the Biscuit Rebellion.”, fervent secessionist, “bald eagle of Edgefield.”, “Edgefield plan”
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date April 26, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 4, 2022
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