Sydney Smith Lee

(1802-1869)

Confederate States naval officer (1802 - 1869)

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Sydney Smith Lee (September 2, 1802 – July 22, 1869), called Smith Lee in his lifetime, was an American naval officer who served as a captain in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the third child of Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee and Anne Hill Carter Lee, and the older brother of Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

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Born	2 September 1802 Stratford Hall, Virginia
Died	22 July 1869 (aged 66) Richlands, Virginia, U.S.
Zodiac	Virgo
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Fitzhugh Lee · Son · 1835-1905 · American general and politician; 40th Governor of Virginia edit info

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Henry Lee III · Father · 1756-1818 · American politician edit info

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Anne Hill Carter Lee · Mother · 1773-1829 · mother of Robert E. Lee edit info

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Robert E. Lee · Brother · 1807-1870 · American general edit info

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Henry Lee II · Grandfather · 1730-1787 · American politician edit info

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Lettice Lee · Family Member · 1731-1776 · American colonial society hostess edit info

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Richard Bland Lee I · Uncle · 1761-1827 · American politician edit info

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Edmund Jennings Lee I · Uncle · 1772-1843 · American lawyer edit info

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Philip Richard Fendall II · Family Member · 1794-1868 · American lawyer and politician edit info

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