, ▁Virginia , ▁at ▁ 4 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁R ives ▁family ▁c emetery ▁on ▁the ▁Oak ridge ▁Plant ation , ▁not with standing ▁its ▁post war ▁sale ▁to ▁wealth y ▁invest or ▁Oliver ▁Be ir ne , ▁who ▁let ▁it ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁residence ▁for ▁his ▁daughter ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁former ▁fire - e ater ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Confeder ate ▁Congress man ▁William ▁Por cher ▁Mil es . ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁having ▁ur ged ▁Southern ers ▁to ▁move ▁on ▁after ▁the ▁w art ime ▁defeat , ▁but ▁having ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁the ▁Lost ▁C ause ▁movement ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁fost ered ▁by ▁" un rep ent ant ▁Confeder ate " ▁Gen . ▁J ub al ▁Early ▁( who ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Lyn ch burg ), ▁and ▁by ▁well - connected ▁Lyn ch burg ▁lawyer ▁and ▁future ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁John ▁War wick ▁Daniel , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁former ▁Confeder ate ▁President ▁Jefferson ▁Davis . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Black ▁Diam onds ▁G ather ed ▁in ▁the ▁Dar key ▁Hom es ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁( 1 8 5 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Southern ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁War ; ▁ 3 ▁vol s .: ▁Pub lished ▁by ▁Charles ▁B . ▁Richard son , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁ ▁First ▁Year ▁of ▁the ▁War , ▁with ▁B . ▁M . ▁De W itt , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁ ▁Second ▁Year ▁of ▁the ▁War , ▁