[Doctor 2Brains]

100% correct. The accounts of his horrors are revolting. Lee never acted like that on his forays north of VA.

[11th_VA]

Lee never acted like that on his forays north of VA.

Except in Chambersburg ...

(Just sayin ... not making an excuse)

[BroJoeK]

Doctor 2brains: "The accounts of his horrors are revolting. Lee never acted like that on his forays north of VA."

In fact, Confederate forces looted, destroyed and "lived off the land" everywhere they went, especially outside the Confederacy proper.
Sure, some generals like Lee made a show of "paying for" forced "requisitions" with nearly worthless Confederate money, but most just took what they needed and destroyed what they thought useful to the Union.

Despite all that, the Civil War included remarkably few atrocities, I.e. civilians murdered, but more by Confederates (Lawrence Kansas to mention one) than Union troops.