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By Edward G. Longacre

As the grandson of Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee and the nephew of Robert E. Lee, Fitzhugh Lee—nicknamed “Fitz”—was born into certainly one of Virginia’s so much individual families.
 
Upon commencement from West aspect, Fitz Lee served within the U.S. military until eventually the outbreak of the Civil struggle, while he joined the accomplice cavalry forces. After partaking within the Peninsula crusade, he speedily rose in rank, promoted first to brigadier normal in July 1862, then to significant normal within the fall of 1863. in simple terms twenty-seven years outdated, he commanded with contrast at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. seriously wounded in 1864, he to that end lower back to carrier and used to be promoted to commander of the cavalry of the military of Northern Virginia, which he led in the course of the ultimate campaigns of the war.
 
After the battle Fitz Lee served as governor of Virginia, commander of the U.S. Volunteers within the Spanish-American struggle, and postwar career commander in Cuba. He additionally wrote many renowned works of army historical past and biography; his biography of Robert E. Lee remains to be in print.
 
Acclaimed Civil conflict writer Edward G. Longacre has combed relatives files, West aspect cadet documents, and the nationwide files to provide a full of life biography of 1 of the South’s youngest and ablest cavalry commanders—a guy who later turned one in all America’s such a lot distinctive army leaders.

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