{"product_id":"fitz-lee-a-military-biography-of-major-general-fitzhugh-lee-c-s-a-paperback","title":"Fitz Lee: A Military Biography of Major General Fitzhugh Lee, C.S.A. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward G. Longacre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the grandson of Henry \"Light-Horse Harry\" Lee and the nephew of Robert E. Lee, Fitzhugh Lee--nicknamed \"Fitz\"--was born into one of Virginia's most distinguished families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon graduation from West Point, Fitz Lee served in the U.S. Army until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he joined the Confederate cavalry forces. After participating in the Peninsula Campaign, he rapidly rose in rank, promoted first to brigadier general in July 1862, then to major general in the fall of 1863. Only twenty-seven years old, he commanded with distinction at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Severely wounded in 1864, he subsequently returned to service and was promoted to commander of the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, which he led during the final campaigns of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the war Fitz Lee served as governor of Virginia, commander of the U.S. Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, and postwar occupation commander in Cuba. He also wrote many popular works of military history and biography; his biography of Robert E. Lee is still in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed Civil War author Edward G. Longacre has combed family records, West Point cadet files, and the National Archives to produce a lively biography of one of the South's youngest and ablest cavalry commanders--a man who later became one of America's most distinguished military leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward G. Longacre has written twenty-four books on the Civil War, including \u003cem\u003eGentleman and Soldier: A Biography of Wade Hampton III \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Cavalry at Gettysburg\u003c\/em\u003e, winner the Fletcher Pratt Award as the best book of Civil War nonfiction. Both are available in Bison Books editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward G. Longacre has written twenty-four books on the Civil War, including \u003ci\u003eGentleman and Soldier: A Biography of Wade Hampton III \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Cavalry at Gettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e, winner the Fletcher Pratt Award as the best book of Civil War nonfiction. Both are available in Bison Books editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.56 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468639846653,"sku":"9780803230088","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dFpsV3NubDIxczMrSGpmVCtUWW5WUT09.webp?v=1777290714","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/fitz-lee-a-military-biography-of-major-general-fitzhugh-lee-c-s-a-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}