Henry Carter Lee was born 7 Jan 1842 at "Clermont" in Fairfax County, Virginia, and died 6 June 1889 in Richmond, Virginia.[1] He was the son of Sydney Smith Lee and Anna Maria Mason Lee and his grandfather was Lighthorse Harry Lee. His uncle, Robert E. Lee, and his brother, General and Governor Fitzhugh Lee.[1] He was a decendent of George Mason through his mother.[1]
He married Sally Buchanan Floyd and had the following children:[1]
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he joined the "Richmond Howitzers," and later was transferred to the staff of General W.C. Wickham, where he served as Adjutant General.[1]
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