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Hace 2 días · Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), a Confederate general and later a United States Army general in the Spanish–American War, was Lee's nephew. Lee was a second cousin of Helen Keller's grandmother, and was a distant relative of Admiral Willis Augustus Lee.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Continuing south Sheridan collided with Fitzhugh Lee at Yellow Tavern. In a rambling fight conducted in a thunderstorm the Federals bested the vaunted Confederate cavalry and in the course of the battle fatally wounded Stuart. Lee abandoned the chase to reassemble his shattered forces while Sheridan considered his options.
Hace 2 días · If the Federal troops were still in position on May 2, Lee would attack them. As they discussed their options, cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart arrived with an intelligence report from his subordinate, Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
Hace 4 días · These included survivors of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, the Lee Monument Association led by Confederate General Jubal Early, and the Ladies' Lee Monument Association. These organizations were merged into the Lee Monument Commission in 1886, led by Lee's nephew and Virginia governor Fitzhugh Lee and together the funds combined to ...
14 de may. de 2024 · In this telegram, Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. Consul- General in Havana, describes life in the "reconcentrados." A consul-general is a govemment official living in a foreign city whose job is to protect U.S. citizens and promote trade.
6 de may. de 2024 · William Henry Fitzhugh Lee. "Rooney" (1837 - 1891) Home State: Virginia. Command Billet: Commanding Regiment. Branch of Service: Cavalry. Unit: 9th Virginia Cavalry. Before Sharpsburg. He was commissioned into the US Army in 1857, and resigned 1859, becoming a planter. In 1861 he was a Capt. in cavalry, made Major, and served in Western Virginia.
3 de may. de 2024 · Confederates under John B. Gordon and Fitzhugh Lee attack Charles Smith's Union brigade in a last-ditch effort to escape the encircling Union army. Hard-marching reinforcements from the Army of the James and the Fifth Corps prevent a breakout, and Confederates send out truce flags.
