. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . MAJOR-GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE, A nephew of the Souths greatest commander. General Iitzhiigh Lee did honor to his famous family. Alongthe Rappahannoek and in the Shenandoah he measured swords with the Federal cavalry, and o\-er thirtyyears later he was leading American forces in Cuba. He was born at Clermont.\ in , graduated atWest Point in 1856, and from May, 18(>0, until the outbreak of the Civil War was instructor of cavalry atWest Point. He resigned
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . MAJOR-GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE, A nephew of the Souths greatest commander. General Iitzhiigh Lee did honor to his famous family. Alongthe Rappahannoek and in the Shenandoah he measured swords with the Federal cavalry, and o\-er thirtyyears later he was leading American forces in Cuba. He was born at Clermont.\ in , graduated atWest Point in 1856, and from May, 18(>0, until the outbreak of the Civil War was instructor of cavalry atWest Point. He resigned from the United States Army, and entered the Confederate service in 18(il. Hefought with Stuarts cavalry in almost all of the important engagements of the Army of Northern Virginia,first as colonel, from July, \SGi, as brigadier-general, and from September, 1863, as major-general. He wasseventy wounded at Winchester, on September 19, 186i, and from >Larch, 1865, until his surrender toGeneral Meade at Farm\-ille, was in command of all the cavalry of the .\rmy of Northern Nirginia. In1896 he was sent to Cuba by Presiden
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