Stephen D. Lee

Stephen D. Lee
Stephen D. Lee
	Lee in uniform, c. 1862
Birth name	Stephen Dill Lee
Born	September 22, 1833; Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 28, 1908 (aged 74); Vicksburg, Mississippi U.S.
Buried	Friendship Cemetery,; Columbus, Mississippi U.S.
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States;
Branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Years of service	1854–1861 (U.S.); 1861–1865 (C.S.);
Rank	First Lieutenant (U.S.); Lieutenant-General (C.S.);
Commands	Second Corps, Army of Tennessee
Battles / wars	American Civil War
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Stephen Dill Lee (September 22, 1833 – May 28, 1908) was an American officer in the Confederate Army, politician, and first president of Mississippi State University from 1880 to 1899. He served as lieutenant general of the Confederate States Army in the Eastern and Western theaters of the American Civil War.