[Citizen Blade]

Robert E. Lee was a brilliant general and, by all accounts, a gentleman. However, he also violated the oath he took as an officer in the United States Army and took up arms against his country. He was a traitor and should have been treated as such.

I understand Lee's motivations for fighting on the side of the Confederacy. For a man of his social class, upbringing and standing, there was no other way, really.

But the man, through his command of his army, is responsible for the deaths of more loyal Americans than even Hitler. In terms of historical respect, he should not be placed in the same category as the Union generals who fought to preserve the Union.

[groanup]

But the man, through his command of his army, is responsible for the deaths of more loyal Americans than even Hitler.

I think you're confusing Lee with Lincoln.

In terms of historical respect, he should not be placed in the same category as the Union generals who fought to preserve the Union.

So, in your mind, fighting to keep a strong central government is nobler than fighting to be free from it.