Lot 175
Lee, Robert Edward, U.S. Army officer and engineer, son of Revolutionary War hero, Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III; declined Lincoln's offer to lead the Army of the Potomac because his home state of Virginia was seceding; began Civil War as military advisor to Jefferson Davis, ended up as the South's most successful general, commander-in-chief of all Confederate forces; accepted the Union's terms of surrender on behalf of the Confederate States.
Free-franked cover, "R.E. Lee, Genl", addressed in his hand to his nephew, "Genl Fitz Lee, Franklin St - 7th & 8th, Richmond, Virginia"; small, insignificant tear at top, flap missing; Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905) graduated from West Point in 1856 and served in the U.S. cavalry until the Civil War broke out; joined the Confederate States Army as a Lieutenant, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in 1862, at the age of 27; served with distinction at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; after the war was Governor of Virginia and a U.S Army general in the Spanish-American War.
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