“Lee had resigned his commission, That oath was null and void.”
Taking a commission as an officer in the U.S. Army and swearing of the oath is a lifetime commitment whether or not the officer resigns the commission. Resignation of a commission is subject to approval by the U.S. Government and the U.S. Congress. After the resignation of an officer’s commission, the former officer is still subject to recall for military service as an officer or as an enlisted man in the United States Army for the former officer’s remaining lifetime. Robert E. Lee knew these facts as a cadet at West Point Military Academy, and he was responsible for informing every new cadet of this fact of military life in his later capacity as Superintendant of West Point Military Academy. When Robert E. Lee tendered his resignation from the U.S. Army, he did so knowing full well the U.S. Government was not obligated to accept Lee’s resignation of his commission, accept any derogation of his oath of office, or excuse him from recall for military service in the U.S. Army as an officer or an enlisted man.
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