{⋆★⋆} BG Lee, Edwin Gray

Edwin Gray Lee​

Born: May 27, 1836

Birthplace: Shepherdstown, Virginia (Now West Virginia)

Genealogy: His grandfather was Edmund Jennings Lee, Sr. a brother of "Light Horse Harry" Lee.

Father: Edmund Jennings Lee II 1797 – 1877

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Shepherdstown, West Virginia)​

Mother: Henrietta Bedinger 1810 – 1898

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Shepherdstown, West Virginia)​

Wife: Susan Pendleton 1833 – 1911 (Married: 11 – 16 – 1856)

Children: None

Education:

1852: Graduated from College of William and Mary​

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1859: Received law degree from Washington College​

Occupation:

1859 – 1861: Attorney in Lexington, Virginia​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Aide to Thomas Jonathan Jackson​

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1861: Aide during the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia​

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1862: Aide during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign​

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1862: Captured during the Battle of Antietam​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel and Staff Officer to Robert Ransom Jr.​

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1864: Brigadier General of Confederate States Cavalry​

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1864: Served with the Cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley​

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1864: Ran the blockade to Canada with his wife​

Occupation after War:

1864 – 1866: Lived in Montreal, Canada​

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1866 – 1870: Lived in Lexington, Virginia​

Died: August 24, 1870

Place of Death: Yellow Sulphur Springs, Virginia

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Age at time of Death: 34 years old

Burial Place: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA

 

[Lubliner]

He was right there at the beginning when Harper's Ferry was taken, I think, being from that general neighborhood. And he must also have lived close to Henry Kidd Douglass who worked with Jackson too. Those first few weeks of the war in that area leading up to First Manassas are interesting; so much of their success hinged on those efforts.
Lubliner.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Edwin Gray Lee! Salutes Remembering General Lee on his birthday.

 

[Seduzal]

Although he only lived till the age of 34 years he had an awesome Civil War Career. Thanks for sharing this awesome article.

 

[Pollaco]

Second cousin to Robert E. Lee and son-in-law to General William Pendleton.

 

[Pollaco]

He was a witness at the John Surratt trial. He had known Surratt in Montreal.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy (Friday) Birthday Brig. General Edwin G. Lee! Salutes remembering General Lee on his birthday week.

 

[Luke Freet]

I heard he was give the rank of Colonel for the 27th Virginia but never served, and that he was gonna get Cobb's Brigade or the 4th North Carolina Infantry (even though those units already had proper officers) at the end of war.

 

[Pollaco]

The way I understand it he was captured during the battle but not on the battlefield of Antietam. The capture was while he was visiting his father.

 

[Pollaco]

Apparently it wasn't just General William Pendleton's skill in artillery that attracted Robert E. Lee's attention. Pendleton was the father-in-law to his cousin Edwin.

 

[Pollaco]

Before joining Jackson's staff Lee started the was as an officer in the Hamtranck Guards.