US Congressman, Confederate Military Figure. He gained recognition in American history as the third child and second son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and for his military service during the American Civil War. He was born at Arlington House, which became part of the National Park of Arlington National Cemetery. After attending Harvard University for three years, he accepted a commission as 2nd lieutenant in the United States Army, serving in Utah from 1857 until he resigned in 1859 to become a planter. He made his home at White House Plantation in Kent County, Virginia. He had inherited the mansion from his maternal grandfather in 1857. At the start of the American Civil War, he was commissioned a captain in the Confederate Cavalry and made a major in the Virginia Volunteers. In April of 1862, he was promoted colonel of the 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment and participated in the Antietam Campaign. He was promoted to Brigadier General and commanded the 3rd Cavalry Brigade at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and at Brandy Station, where on June 9, 1863, he received a thigh wound. While recuperating with his family, he was captured and eventually shipped to New York. On February 24, 1864, he was a prisoner exchange and was promoted as the youngest Confederate Army Major General in April of 1864. He commanded a Cavalry Division at Petersburg and was second in command of Cavalry at Appomattox at the end of the war. While he was at war, his son and infant daughter died six months apart in 1862, and his wife in December of 1863. In 1862, his home, the White House, was burned to the ground. After the War, he returned to White House Plantation and rebuilt a smaller home. Following his mother's death, he moved to Ravensworth Plantation with 563 acresin 1874 and remarried and had more children. He was the president of the Virginia State Agricultural Society for several years. In 1875, he was elected to the Virginia Senate, serving until 1878. In 1886, he was elected as a Democrat to represent Virginia's 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1891 at Ravensworth. He was originally buried in Alexandria, Virginia.

US Congressman, Confederate Military Figure. He gained recognition in American history as the third child and second son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and for his military service during the American Civil War. He was born at Arlington House, which became part of the National Park of Arlington National Cemetery. After attending Harvard University for three years, he accepted a commission as 2nd lieutenant in the United States Army, serving in Utah from 1857 until he resigned in 1859 to become a planter. He made his home at White House Plantation in Kent County, Virginia. He had inherited the mansion from his maternal grandfather in 1857. At the start of the American Civil War, he was commissioned a captain in the Confederate Cavalry and made a major in the Virginia Volunteers. In April of 1862, he was promoted colonel of the 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment and participated in the Antietam Campaign. He was promoted to Brigadier General and commanded the 3rd Cavalry Brigade at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and at Brandy Station, where on June 9, 1863, he received a thigh wound. While recuperating with his family, he was captured and eventually shipped to New York. On February 24, 1864, he was a prisoner exchange and was promoted as the youngest Confederate Army Major General in April of 1864. He commanded a Cavalry Division at Petersburg and was second in command of Cavalry at Appomattox at the end of the war. While he was at war, his son and infant daughter died six months apart in 1862, and his wife in December of 1863. In 1862, his home, the White House, was burned to the ground. After the War, he returned to White House Plantation and rebuilt a smaller home. Following his mother's death, he moved to Ravensworth Plantation with 563 acresin 1874 and remarried and had more children. He was the president of the Virginia State Agricultural Society for several years. In 1875, he was elected to the Virginia Senate, serving until 1878. In 1886, he was elected as a Democrat to represent Virginia's 8th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1891 at Ravensworth. He was originally buried in Alexandria, Virginia.

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