William F. Lee commission document

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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Preferred citation:

William F. Lee commission document, 1856. MS 0326. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

William F. Lee commission document, 1856. MS 0326. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the United States Army Commission document of William F. Lee. The document is dated August 1, 1856 and is signed by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis.

Biographical / historical:

William Fitzhugh Lee was born in 1832 in Richmond Virginia. He graduated from VMI in 1853. During the Civil War he served as a Lieutenant Colonel, 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment. Lee was killed at Manassas, Virginia in July 1861.

Physical location:
Oversized case 2