If Lee could pay the debt from his previous savings, then he used that excuse to extend and extend again his absence from his regiment, then that would be very dishonorable. I dont think he was dishonorable, by the lights of his times. Perhaps you do.
Still have on your tin foil hat, I see. Documentation of ALL sources of income and expenditures, please. (Hint, ALL is capitalized for a reason. Think about it.) We're looking for the gold, remember?
So you deny that cash transactions took place? That is really your contribution?