You just described Robert Lee and Stonewall Jackson, except for the 'hating slavery' and 'Illinois' parts. How do you feel about those two gentlemen?
“You just described Robert Lee and Stonewall Jackson,”
General Lee was a Union General, made from West Point, a product of the Union army. He also opposed slavery.
You should do your homework before trying to impugn the man. But, I know, your bigoted public school liberal education is going to force you to think that because he was a Confederate General that supported slavery. You won’t be able to shake that thought even though he personally opposed slavery. Of course, that bigoted brainwashing you have will have you believe every single person in the Union was opposed to slavery and none could have possible held slaves.
General Jackson was also a product of the Union West Point. He hated slavery and was known to help slaves, from teaching them when it was illegal to helping them gain freedom, even his own slaves given to him as a present. He was also a great man that did right for his country.
I know, your bigoted ways of liberal thinking hate anything remotely southern so both of these men was the evil. Wait, your a liberal so you have no faith. OK, they were mean men. Big deal. They both had more man within them than your entire family tree will ever have. You’re such a GenWhyMe type.
Like I said when I sit down, put on my grey forage cap and bang at this keyboard in one of these never ending WBTS threads I realize that 150 years ago EVERYONE was a racist, slavery was mainstream. It's the ugly truth. So if you can't handle that truth then AMF.