As the grandson of Henry "Light-Horse Harry"Lee and the nephew of Robert E. Lee, Fitzhugh Lee nicknamed "Fitz" was born into one of Virginia's most distinguished families. Civil War author Edward G. Longacre has combed family records, West Point cadet files, and the National Archives to produce a lively biography of one of the South's youngest and ablest cavalry commanders.
Edward G. Longacre has written twenty-four books on the Civil War, including Gentleman and Soldier: A Biography of Wade Hampton III and The Cavalry at Gettysburg, winner the Fletcher Pratt Award as the best book of Civil War nonfiction. Both are available in Bison Books editions.