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William Henry Fitzhugh Lee ( 31. května 1837 – 15. října 1891 ), častěji znám jako Rooney Lee, byl druhým ze tří synů generála Roberta Edwarda Lee a zároveň třetím z celkem sedmi jeho dětí.
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, known as Rooney Lee, 1837–91, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. Arlington House, near Alexandria, Va.; son of Robert E. Lee. He entered Harvard in 1854 but left in 1857 when he secured a commission in the infantry. After serving under Albert S. Source for information on Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.
6 de ago. de 2018 · Mailing Address: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. 700 George Washington Memorial Parkway.
W.H.F. Lee was named for his mother’s uncle, William Henry Fitzhugh, but at an early age his family members began calling him “Rooney” (sometimes spelled “Roony”), possibly to differentiate him from his first-cousin Fitzhugh Lee.
About 1799, William Fitzhugh bought the house at 607 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia, which is now usually known as "The Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee ." The house had been built in 1795 by John Potts, Jr. After William Fitzhugh's death, William Henry Fitzhugh inherited the property and rented it to the Lee family.
Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, known as Rooney Lee, 1837–91, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. Arlington House, near Alexandria, Va.; son of Robert E. Lee. He entered Harvard in 1854 but left in 1857 when he secured a commission
Robert E. Lee and his son, William Henry Fitzhugh “Rooney” Lee, taken c. 1845. Courtesy Virginia Historical Society.
