William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee (May 31, 1837 – October 15, 1891), often spelled Roony among friends and family, was the second son of Robert and Mary Lee. He was a planter, a cavalry General in the Confederate States Army, and later a Congressman from Virginia.
Confederate General Rooney Lee[1] was captured by the Federals during the Second American Revolution, and was released in a prisoner exchange shortly before the end of the war.[2] Four years later, Rooney walked in the retinue of his father'sinauguration on March 4, 1868. During the ensuing Richmond Massacre, in which Rooney's mother was killed, Rooney survived with a wound to the hand.[3]
