Westmoreland County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Biographies.....Lee, Henry 1756 - 1818
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Author: T. R. Roberts

Lee, Henry, 1756-1818, an American general, born in Westmoreland County,
Virginia, U.S.A., was of Welsh descent, and a nephew of Richard Henry Lee
(1732-1794). He became a captain of cavalry in 1776, and performed several
daring exploits. He captured a British fort at Paulus Hook in July, 1779. He was
raised to the rank of lieutenant-colonel about 1780, after which year he served
in the army of General Greene as an officer of cavalry. He rendered important
services at Guilford Court-House, March 1781, and at the attack on Fort
Ninety-Six. His legion of cavalry also contributed to the victory at Eutaw
Springs, in 1781. In 1786, he was appointed a delegate to the General Congress,
and elected Governor of Virginia in 1791 or 1792. He was again a member of
Congress in 1799, and was selected by Congress to pronounce a eulogy on
Washington, whom he characterised as "first in war, first in peace, and first in
the hearts of his countrymen." He wrote about the year 1809 valuable " Memoirs
of the War in the Southern States." He was often called " Light-Horse Harry."
(Lippincott ; Welshmen as Factors, &c.) See Duyckinck's Cyclopedia of American
Literature, v. 1 ; Encyclopedia Americana.

Additional Comments:
Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen Who Have Attained
Distinction From the Earliest Times to the Present, by T. R. Roberts; 1908

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