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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1905.

Location. 38° 47.335′ N, 77° 6.774′ W. Marker is near Alexandria, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Rose Hill. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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.

Also see . . .
1. Biography of Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. From the Spanish-American War Centennial Site (Submitted on March 12, 2006.)

2. War on Horseback. by Dee Brown (Submitted on March 12, 2006.)

Looking East from School Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 11, 2006

2. Looking East from School Entrance

General Fitzhugh Lee, CSA image. Click for full size.

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 4,579 times since then and 66 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.