Lee was born on November 19, 1835, at Clermont in Fairfax County, Virginia. He was the grandson of
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Fitzhugh Lee joined the Confederate States Army as a lieutenant of cavalry and served at first as a staff officer to Brig. Gen. Richard Stoddert Ewell at the First Battle of Manassas. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the … See more

After the end of the Civil War, Fitzhugh Lee devoted himself to farming in Stafford County, Virginia, and was conspicuous in his efforts to reconcile the Southern people to the issue of the war, which he regarded as a final s… See more

Lee died in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond. See more

He was indicted for treason but the indictment was withdrawn in February 1869. Lee then received a pardon. The Seventh Army Corps Association and Auxiliary dedicated a monument to Lee's service to the … See more

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• Longacre, Edward G. Lee's Cavalrymen: A History of the Mounted Forces of the Army of Northern Virginia. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2002. ISBN 0-8117-0898-5.
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