[Non-Sequitur]

Could be why his men were so loyal. In his heart and in his actions he was really just one of them, a southern American fighting for his home against an encroaching federalist government.

I think his men were loyal to him because he won far more often than he lost.

[Ditto]

In his heart and in his actions he was really just one of them, a southern American fighting for his home against an encroaching federalist government.

Nothing could be further from the truth. If Virginia had stayed with the Federal government (which they very well could have done if a few votes had changed sides) Lee would have gladly lead the "War of Northern Aggression" against the Rebel states.

Lee fought for Virginia, not "The South".