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William Henry Fitzhugh Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee mit seinem Vater Robert E. Lee. William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, genannt Rooney Lee (* 31.Mai 1837 in Arlington, Virginia; † 11. Oktober 1891 bei Alexandria, Virginia), war ein General des konföderierten Heeres im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg und später Abgeordneter des US-Kongresses.Er war der zweite Sohn von Robert E. Lee und Mary Anna ...
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5 de mar. de 2023 · Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee. Image Source: Wikipedia. Fitzhugh Lee in the Civil War. He resigned his commission in the U.S. Army on May 21, 1861, to accept a commission as a lieutenant in the Confederate cavalry. Lee served as a staff officer under General Richard S. Ewell during the First Battle of Bull Run (July 21, 1861).
Mary Lee "Molly" Fitzhugh Custis (April 22, 1788 – April 23, 1853) was an Episcopal lay leader in Alexandria County in present-day Arlington County, Virginia.She was the mother of Mary Anna Randolph Custis, who was the wife of Robert E. Lee.In the early 1820s, Molly Custis helped form a coalition of women who sought to abolish slavery.
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee ( 31. toukokuuta 1837 Arlington House, Arlington, Virginia – 15. lokakuuta 1891 Ravensworth, Virginia), tunnetaan nimillä Rooney Lee tai W. H. F. Lee, oli Robert E. Leen ja Mary Anna Randolph Custisin toinen poika. Hän oli maanviljelijä, konfederaation ratsuväenkenraali ja myöhemmin kongressin jäsen.
John Barbour. Następca. Elisha Meredith. Członek Senatu Stanu Wirginia. Okres. od 1875. do 1878. Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons. William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, znany także jako Rooney Lee lub W.H.F. Lee (ur. 31 maja 1837, zm. 15 października 1891) – amerykański wojskowy, polityk, drugi syn Roberta Lee .
Fitzhugh Lee became a national hero thanks to his well-publicized promotion of American interests as United States consul general in Havana, Cuba, on the eve of the Spanish-American War (1898). Though he initially counseled against rushing into conflict after the sinking of the USS Maine battleship in Cuba, Lee supported the war once it was declared, and he was offered a major general's ...
