Lee was a loyal patriot of his native state of Virginia. In those days, loyalty to your state held primacy over that towards the Federal Union, which was supposed to serve the interests of the states, not the other way around...
"Lee was a loyal patriot of his native state of Virginia. In those days, loyalty to your state held primacy over that towards the Federal Union, which was supposed to serve the interests of the states, not the other way around"...
Well said!
204 posted on 01/17/2011 1:35:41 PM PST by soakncider
("The two enemies of the people are criminals and government...Thomas Jefferson)