Maj. Gen. William H. F. Lee
Born: May 31, 1837
Arlington House, Virginia
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
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