branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
united states army 14 september 1899 dinwiddie county , virginia united states of america troop m , 10th cavalry regiment medal of honor place of burial spanish -- american war * battle of tayacoba june 1866 fort leavenworth national cemetery leavenworth county , kansas private fitz lee -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-
 fitz lee
fitz lee -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-

fitz lee -lrb- june 1866 -- september 14 , 1899 -rrb- was a buffalo soldier in the united states army and a recipient of america 's highest military decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions at the battle of tayacoba in the spanish -- american war .
