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eneral Robert E. Lee's son, William Lee was an officer in the Confederate army and later a congressman.
Timeline
Birth- 31 May 1837
Arlington, Virginia
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 22 - 20 years
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
1 Jan 1859
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1857
Unit
Sixth Regiment, US Infantry
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 1 Jan 1859-Age: 22 years
Charlotte Wickham
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 28 - 24 years
Served For
Confederate States
Branch
Confederate Army
State
Virginia
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Unit
Ninth Cavalry (Johnson's Regiment)
Service End Date
1 Jan 1865
Rank
Major General
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1861
Enlistment- 1 Jan 1861-Age: 24 years
Marriage- 1 Jan 1867-Age: 30 years
Mary Tabb Bolling
Education: Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Education: Institution
Harvard University
Occupation
Army officer, planter, politician
Employment: Start Date
4 Mar 1887
Employment: Place
Washington, DC
Employment: Employer
US House of Representatives
Employment: End Date
15 Oct 1891
Employment: Position
Representative from Virginia
Employment: End Date
3 Dec 1879
Employment: Start Date
1 Dec 1875
Employment: Employer
Virginia Senate
Death- 15 Oct 1891-Age: 54 years
Alexandria, Virginia
Other Facts
Full Name
William H F Lee
Full Name
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
Also known as
Rooney (or Roony) Lee
Mother
Mary Anna Randolph Custis
Father
Robert E. Lee
Also known as
W.H.F. Lee,