Fitzhugh Lee
Fitzhugh Lee was born on November 19, 1835, in Fairfax County, Virginia, to Sydney Smith Lee and Anne Maria Mason. Lee graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1856 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment. He became the instructor of cavalry tactics at West Point in 1860, but he resigned his commission in 1861 after Virginia seceded. He became a major general in the Confederate army, taking part in the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. After the war, Lee returned to his plantation in Stafford County, Virginia. He served as governor of Virginia from 1886 until 1890 and served as consul-general at Havana, Cuba, in the 1890s. He re-entered the United States army during the Spanish-American War. He died in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 1905.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (55) | Lee, Fitzhugh | 1835-11-19 | 1905-04-28 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: 1st Lieutenant
- Rank out: Major General
- Rank highest: Major General
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 5
- (525) [writer] ~ FItzhugh Lee to J. E. B. Stuart, May 1865
- (4099) [recipient] ~ Jubal A. Early to Fitzhugh Lee, 17 March 1872
- (9546) [associated with] ~ William R. Carter to Richard H. Watkins, 8 February 1864
- (9547) [associated with] ~ William R. Carter to Richard H. Watkins, 8 February 1864
- (15193) [writer] ~ Fitzhugh Lee to Ann M. M. Lee, 8 April 1862
People - Records: 7
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (267) [officer] ~ Confederate General Officers
Groups - Records: 1
- (1) [politician] ~ Democratic Party
SOURCES
"Fitzhugh Lee" Wikipedia profile, available from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzhugh_Lee.
