Lee had a problem. As superintendent of West Point, he took a personal interest in the welfare and moral fiber of his cadets. Now he had to deal with the fact that two cadets, while confined to barracks, had slipped off post and had been caught. The offense was one that often brought...
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 in the infantry. After serving und...
General Robert Edward Lee was a gifted Confederate general whose military prowess was probably the greatest solitary reason in keeping the Confederacy going during the four-year American civil war. His military career was great, and the most important part of it was his role in the civil war. ...
Fitzhugh Lee was the nephew of General Robert E. Lee. He was born November 19, 1835 and was an 1856 graduate of West Point. Lee had pre-war service in the 2nd US Cavalry. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War Lee joined the Confederate Army as a Lieutenant of Cavalry and during 1st ...