Samuel Phillips Lee Military person
Samuel Phillips Lee (February 13, 1812 — June 7, 1897) was a Rear Admiral 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 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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| allegiance | United States |
|---|---|
| military operations | |
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| military command | * * Mississippi River Squadron * North Atlantic Blockading Squadron |
| relation | |
| service start | 1825 |
| service end | 1873 |