Fitzhugh Lee was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish–American War. He was the son of Sydney Smith Lee, a captain in the Confederate States Navy, and the nephew of Robert E. Lee.
Lee in 1885
Lee during the American Civil War
Lee in 1898
Lee's grave at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia
Sydney Smith Lee, called Smith Lee in his lifetime, was an American naval officer who served as a captain in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the third child of Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee and Anne Hill Carter Lee, and the older brother of Confederate general Robert E. Lee.
Sydney Smith Lee
Lee, on the left, in 1860. The other officers are Samuel F. Du Pont and David D. Porter.
Fitzhugh Lee during the American Civil War