| Birth: | Nov. 19, 1835
Fairfax
Fairfax City
Virginia, USA | | Death: | Apr. 18, 1905
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA | 
Civil War Confederate Major General. He was the nephew of Robert E. Lee, graduated from West Point in 1856 and served as a cavalry officer in Texas. At the start of the Civil War he resigned his commission and organized 1st Virginia Cavalry as Lieutenant Colonel. In July 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General and fought in Peninsula campaign. He commanded cavalry at Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and was promoted Major General in September, 1863. In September 1864, at the Third Battle of Winchester, he was wounded and was out of action for the remainder of the war. After the war, he was appointed consul general in Havana and served in the Spanish-American War as a Major General in the US Volunteer Army. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Parents:
Sydney Smith Lee (1802 - 1869)
Anna Mason Lee (1811 - 1896)
Spouse:
Ellen Bernard Fowle Lee (1853 - 1933)*
Children:
George Mason Lee (1877 - 1934)*
Virginia L Montgomery (1886 - 1968)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Fitzhugh Lee | | | Burial:
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Richmond City
Virginia, USA
GPS (lat/lon): 37.53175, -77.45982 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 03, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 4660 |
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sniksnak
Added: Apr. 18, 2013 |
In Remembrance of your service in the Confederate Army and your service in the US Army both before and after the War Between the States. Thank You. RIP.
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Dr. Don
Added: Apr. 18, 2013 |
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Clydie
Added: Feb. 23, 2013 |
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