Edward Merwin Lee

Edward Merwin Lee (23 August 1835 – 1 January 1913) was an attorney from Guilford, Connecticut, who went on to serve under General Custer during the American Civil War. While starting as a frontier attorney he quickly advanced to become Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, serving in Custer's Michigan Brigade (otherwise known as the "Wolverines"). He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865. He is also known as an early supporter for women's suffrage. In Wyoming, he signed the first bill giving women the ballot. He is sometimes called Edward M. Lee in print.