William Henry Fitzhugh Lee's Career

William Henry Fitzhugh Lee

William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (known as Rooney Lee) was the second son of General Robert E. Lee, active as a cavalry officer, politician, and planter. During the Civil War, he rose to become the youngest major general in the Confederate army and won renown in major cavalry engagements. After the war, he worked to rebuild Southern agriculture through plantation management and served as a Virginia state senator and a U.S. congressman. Through his political activities, he contributed to the post-war advancement of the South and the restructuring of its local communities.

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1837	Birth of William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (Period: May 31, 1837, Location: Arlington, Virginia)
1854	Admission to Harvard University (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 16 years old, Period: 1854, Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts)
1857	Utah War (Age: 19 years old, Period: 1857–1858, Location: Utah Territory) Enlistment in the United States Army (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 19 years old, Period: 1857, Location: United States and Utah Territory)
1859	Resignation from the U.S. Army and plantation management (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 21 years old, Period: 1859, Location: White House Plantation, New Kent County, Virginia) Marriage (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Charlotte Georgiana Wickham, Age: 21 years old, Period: 1859, Location: Virginia)
1861	American Civil War (Age: 23 years old, Period: 1861–1865, Location: North Carolina, Virginia, etc.) Joining the Confederate cavalry (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1861, Location: Virginia)
1862	Burning of the White House Plantation (Age: 24 years old, Period: 1862, Location: White House Plantation, New Kent County, Virginia) Participation in Stuart's cavalry operations (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1862, Location: Virginia and Maryland) Promotion to Brigadier General (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 24 years old, Period: 1862, Location: Virginia)
1863	Wounded and captured at Brandy Station (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 26 years old, Period: June 9–July 1863, Location: Brandy Station and Hickory Hill, Virginia) Wounded at the Battle of Brandy Station (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 26 years old, Period: June 9, 1863, Location: Brandy Station, Virginia)
1864	Participation in the Siege of Petersburg (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1864–1865, Location: Petersburg, Virginia) Return to the Confederacy via prisoner exchange (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 26 years old, Period: February 25, 1864, Location: Eastern United States) Promotion to Major General (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 26 years old, Period: April 1864, Location: Virginia)
1865	Appomattox Campaign (Age: 27 years old, Period: April 1865, Location: Virginia)
1867	Marriage (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Mary Tabb Bolling, Age: 30 years old, Period: November 28, 1867, Location: Virginia)
1876	Election to the Virginia Senate (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1876–1879, Location: Richmond, Virginia)
1887	Election to the United States House of Representatives (William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Age: 49 years old, Period: 1887–1891, Location: Washington, D.C.)
1891	Death of William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (Age: 54 years old, Period: October 15, 1891)

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