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In reply to the discussion: to all those who mix in Lee with Jefferson and Washington. [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)1. Lee did fight against the United States union...
But to be historically accurate, he was against the break up of the US long before the war and only chose to lead the the Confederate army after turning down Lincoln's offer to lead the Union army because he didnt want to fight against family. Lincoln offered the position to Grant after Lee turned it down. Lee and Grant fought together previous to the Civil War. All these historic details at least put some perspective on these people.
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Grant's rise came rather late in the war. When Lee declined the offer, probably no one, save...
NNadir
Aug 2017
#11
A comment just for the sake of historical accuracy. The Union Army had 3 generals before Grant.
GulfCoast66
Aug 2017
#20
"This side of the conflict believes in genocide and breaking their eggs at the small end.
Aristus
Aug 2017
#34
Angela Rye on CNN just said that the Washington and Jefferson statues also need to come down
oberliner
Aug 2017
#3
I despise Lee, but I was referring to immediate subordinates AP Hill and Jackson, corps commanders.
NNadir
Aug 2017
#31