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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 549797" data-attributes="member: 484"><p><strong>Re: what would you do</strong></p><p></p><p>Dill</p><p> </p><p>And let me add one more thing. Many people dont know that when the war broke out, the north offered him a command, which he refused. Instead, he went with how the state of Virginia went, to whom he had undying loyalty. VA went confederate.</p><p> </p><p>Many people also dont know that at that time, Lee's home and property was within short ride of the current white house. IT was during the war, and afterward, that the north stripped him of his home and property, and used it to bury the northern dead there. After a while, it was dedicated as a national cemetery called Arlington.</p><p> </p><p>So while those words you wrote display the man we all know as R E Lee, I find that the words issued to his men somewhat bitter sweet with the ones that he uttered later.</p><p> </p><p>As much as he cared for the welfare of his men, he would have fought on to the last, to keep what happened later on from occurring. And I truly believe had Lincoln not been shot, the reconstruction of the south would never happened the way it did.</p><p> </p><p>Such is life.</p><p> </p><p>d</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 549797, member: 484"] [b]Re: what would you do[/b] Dill And let me add one more thing. Many people dont know that when the war broke out, the north offered him a command, which he refused. Instead, he went with how the state of Virginia went, to whom he had undying loyalty. VA went confederate. Many people also dont know that at that time, Lee's home and property was within short ride of the current white house. IT was during the war, and afterward, that the north stripped him of his home and property, and used it to bury the northern dead there. After a while, it was dedicated as a national cemetery called Arlington. So while those words you wrote display the man we all know as R E Lee, I find that the words issued to his men somewhat bitter sweet with the ones that he uttered later. As much as he cared for the welfare of his men, he would have fought on to the last, to keep what happened later on from occurring. And I truly believe had Lincoln not been shot, the reconstruction of the south would never happened the way it did. Such is life. d [/QUOTE]
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