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Maj. Gen. William H. F. Lee

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Born: May 31, 1837

Arlington House, Virginia

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Died: October 15, 1891

Alexandria, Virginia

 

1857: 2nd Lieutenant

1859: Resigned U.S. Army

1861: Captain CSA

1861: Major

October 1862: Brigadier General

April 1864: Major General

Representative William H. F. Lee

Harvard University Graduate

1857: 2nd Lieutenant in 6th U.S. Infantry under Albert Sidney Johnston

1857-1859: Utah War against the Mormons

1859: Resigned from the U.S. Army

1861: Captain in Confederate Cavalry

Soon promoted to Major serving as cavalry commander for Brig. Gen. William Loring

Transferred to the lower Shenandoah Valley under the command of Stonewall Jackson

Early 1862: Occupied Romney

Peninsula Campaign

Participated in Gen. Stuart's first ride around the Union Army

June 25-July 1, 1862: Seven Days Battles

August 25, 1862: Attack on Catlett's Station

September 14, 1862: Battle of South Mountain, was knocked unconscious when a horse fell on him

October 10-12, 1862: Stuart's Chambersburg Raid

Promoted to Brigadier General for his conduct on the Chambersburg Raid

December 11-15, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg

May 1-4, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville - Stoneman's 1863 Raid

June 9, 1863: Battle of Brandy Station

While recovering at Hickory Hill, was captured and sent to Fort Monroe before being shipped to New York

February 25, 1864: Exchanged for Union Brig. Gen. Neal S. Dow

April 1864: Promoted to Major General

May 5-6, 1864: Battle of the Wilderness

May 5-9, 1864: Battle of Todd's Tavern

May 8-21, 1864: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

June 9-March 25, 1864: Siege of Petersburg

June 25, 1864: Battle of Stauton River Bridge

June 28, 1864: Battle of Sappony Church

June 29, 1864: Battle of Reams Station

August 14-20, 1864: 2nd Battle of Deep Bottom

Supported Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton's Beefsteak Raid

October 27-28, 1864: Battle of Boydton Plank Road

April 3, 1865: Battle of Namozine Church

April 9, 1865: Surrendered with his father, Gen. Robert E. Lee, at Appomattox Court House

December 6, 1876 - December 3, 1879: Virginia Senate

March 4, 1887 - October 15, 1891: U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia - Died while in office

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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 477-478

Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 184-185

William Henry Fitzhugh Lee. 4 December 2022. web. 30 March 2023

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