Maybe you two didnt catch this, but he was asked to be the Commander of US Forces. The only reason he didnt take it was because Virginia as a state suceded from the Union. And, although it doesnt say it, he lobbied for them not to.
The man's correct!
Lee also did one helluva job in the war with Mexico.
VA seceded after Winchester was burned to the ground over a dozen times.
I guess it *really* started to get next to them....:)