CDV image of Confederate General Fitzhugh Lee

Original CDV photograph image of Confederate General Fitzhugh Lee. Click picture and detailed description.

Original Civil War CDV image of Confederate General Fitzhugh Lee. It is the typical size of approximately 2 ½” x 4”. It is a wartime view circa 1862 – 1863. There is no back mark. “Fitz” Lee opposed secession but when Virginia withdrew from the Union, he followed the example of his uncle, Robert E. Lee, by resigning his commission with the United States Army. Thereupon, he entered the Confederate army and spent most of the war as a cavalryman in his uncle’s Army of Northern Virginia. As a trusted lieutenant of General “Jeb” Stuart, he participated in many of the notable cavalry operations. Perhaps his greatest service was at Chancellorsville, where he performed invaluable reconnaissance for General “Stonewall” Jackson. During the war, he proved to be skillful in tactics and reconnaissance and won a reputation as an active leader who conducted hard-hitting campaigns. He was promoted to major general on September 3, 1863, and ended his career by serving as senior cavalry commander during the retreat from Richmond to Appomattox in April 1865. After the war, he would go on to be Governor of Virginia. This is a very nice image of Lee, with the card having no creases or wrinkles, and has not been trimmed, a rare Confederate image with a great price.