Samuel Phillips Lee
United States Navy admiral
Died when: 85 years 114 days (1023 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Samuel Phillips Lee (February 13, 1812 – June 5, 1897) was an officer of the United States Navy.In the American Civil War, he took part in the New Orleans campaign, before commanding the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, covering the coastlines and inland waters of Virginia and North Carolina, and finally the Mississippi River Squadron.
As a cousin of Robert E.Lee, his refusal to join the Confederates' side by remaining loyal to the U.S. demonstrated the extent to which the war had divided families.
Lee married the daughter of Francis P.Blair, Sr., and their house in Washington is now the president's official guest house.
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