Vintage E & H. T. Anthony Civil War CDV Of General Fitzhugh Lee CSA Signed

  

Fitzhugh "Fitz" Lee (November 19, 1835 - April 28, 1905) 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. Fitzhugh Lee joined the Confederate States Army as a lieutenant of cavalry and served at first as a staff officer to Brig. Richard Stoddert Ewell at the First Battle of Manassas.

He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 1st Virginia Cavalry in September 1861, serving under Colonel "Grumble" Jones. Lee replaced Jones in March 1862, after the elections held in the regiment in accordance with the Confederate Conscripion Act of April 16, 1862. He was promoted to brigadier general on July 24, 1862. After the end of the Civil War, Fitzhugh Lee devoted himself to farming in Stafford County, Virginia, and was conspicuous in his efforts to reconcile the Southern people to the issue of the war, which he regarded as a final settlement of the questions at issue. [citation needed] In 1875, he attended the Battle of Bunker Hill centennial at Boston and delivered an address.

In 1885, he was a member of the board of visitors of West Point, and from 1886 to 1890 was governor of Virginia having defeated in 1885 Republican John Sergeant Wise with 52.77% of the vote. The back of the CDV is signed Gen F. Lee, and while it is not certified if you compare the signed to known signatures the signatures are very closely aligned. Condition is subjective so please look at the pictures and ask any questions.