Rose Hill near Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of Fitzhugh Lee
Photographed By J. J. Prats, March 11, 2006
1. Birthplace of Fitzhugh Lee Marker
Inscription.
Birthplace of Fitzhugh Lee. . To the north stood Clermont, the birthplace of Fitzhugh "Fitz" Lee. Born on 19 Nov. 1835, Lee was the nephew of Gen. Robert E. Lee. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1856. During the Civil War, Fitzhugh Lee was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Confederate army and became a major general in 1863. He served with Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stewart and commanded cavalry at Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Lee was the governor of Virginia from 1886 to 1890. He served as Consul General in Havana (1896-1898) and commanded the U.S. Army VII Corps in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Lee died in Washington, D.C. on 28 Apr. 1905.
To the north stood Clermont, the birthplace of Fitzhugh "Fitz" Lee. Born on 19 Nov. 1835, Lee was the nephew of Gen. Robert E. Lee. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1856. During the Civil War, Fitzhugh Lee was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Confederate army and became a major general in 1863. He served with Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stewart and commanded cavalry at Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Lee was the governor of Virginia from 1886 to 1890. He served as Consul General in Havana (1896-1898) and commanded the U.S. Army VII Corps in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Lee died in Washington, D.C. on 28 Apr. 1905.
Erected 2004 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-125.)
Location. 38° 47.335′ N, 77° 6.774′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Rose Hill. Marker is on Franconia Road (Route 644) east of Craft Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is at the entrance of the Mark Twain Middle School. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4700 Franconia Rd, Alexandria VA 22310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rose Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Rose Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Rose Hill Raid (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bush Hill (approx. one mile away); Hensley Park (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.
2. War on Horseback. by Dee Brown (Submitted on March 12, 2006.)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, March 11, 2006
2. Looking East from School Entrance
Library of Congress
3. General Fitzhugh Lee, CSA
This portrait was made in the 1870s after the Civil War and before the Spanish American War. Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,630 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 19, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.